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AgiBot A2-W at Shanghai, China

AgiBot A2-W is AgiBot's wheeled general-purpose humanoid robot, designed for industrial manufacturing environments where a wheeled base provides stability and precision not achievable by bipedal platforms. The A2-W features dual robotic arms with visual-guided manipulation, achieving positioning accuracy of plus or minus 0.1 mm and approximately two-second cycle times.

A co-developed variant, 'Nengzai No. 1' (能仔一号), was jointly developed with SAIC General Motors and deployed on the Buick Electra E7 battery production line at the Ultium Center in Shanghai in 2026, marking one of the first instances of humanoid robots integrated into a major Chinese automotive production line.

AgiBot A2-W by AgiBot · Operated by AgiBot · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Humanoids

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AgiBot A2-W, deployed as 'Nengzai No. 1' (能仔一号), began operating on the Buick Electra E7 battery cell production line at SAIC-GM's Ultium Center in Shanghai in March 2026. The robot was jointly developed by SAIC-GM and AgiBot after SAIC-GM evaluated over 100 production workstations to identify the optimal initial deployment point.

The A2-W's wheeled chassis allows it to navigate the factory floor while its dual-arm visual-guided manipulation system handles battery cell grasping and loading with positioning accuracy of plus or minus 0.1 mm and approximately two-second cycle times. This performance matches the tempo of the high-volume EV battery production line. The robot's footprint occupies less than 15 percent of a traditional automated workstation, improving spatial efficiency.

SAIC-GM described the deployment as 'one of the first instances in China's automotive industry where embodied intelligent robots have been integrated into actual production lines.' The company stated plans to expand humanoid robot applications into additional production and logistics workflows, including trials of bipedal humanoid variants alongside the deployed wheeled A2-W.

The Buick Electra E7 is SAIC-GM's flagship electric sedan in China. The Ultium Center is the Shanghai facility of the Ultium Cells battery joint venture.

Key facts

Deployed as
Nengzai No. 1 (能仔一号), co-developed by AgiBot and SAIC-GM
Production line
Buick Electra E7 battery cell assembly, Ultium Center, Shanghai
Task
Battery cell grasping and loading (core process)
Positioning accuracy
±0.1 mm
Cycle time
~2 seconds per piece
First deployed
March 2026
Site selection
SAIC-GM evaluated 100+ workstations before selecting battery line

Safety record

No incidents on record for AgiBot A2-W at Shanghai, China.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
AgiBot A2-W
Company
AgiBot
Location
China/Shanghai, China
Operator
AgiBot
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
First seen
2026-03-01
ID
af6a8514-acb9-47c8-887c-bb226c872903

Timeline

  1. Mar 2026
    First recorded
    AgiBot A2-W first documented operating at Shanghai, China.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. SAIC-GM deploys wheeled humanoid robots on Buick battery assembly line · https://cnevpost.com/2026/03/27/saic-gm-deploys-humanoid-robots-buick-battery-line/ · 2026-03-27
  2. Humanoid robot starts work at SAIC-GM's smart factory · https://english.news.cn/20260402/d9b3d059aa574b0cabdccb4451f14d02/c.html · 2026-04-02
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

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2
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Common questions

What is the AgiBot A2-W deployment at Shanghai, China?
AgiBot A2-W, built by AgiBot, is recorded as a deployment at Shanghai, China on the DEPLOY registry. AgiBot operates the deployment directly.
Who operates AgiBot A2-W at Shanghai, China?
AgiBot, the manufacturer of AgiBot A2-W, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the AgiBot A2-W deployment at Shanghai, China go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the AgiBot A2-W deployment at Shanghai, China?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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