During the sect competition, ZHIYUAN took the lead in hosting a robot gala.
Before numerous robot companies were set to flock to the Spring Festival Gala, this robot company took the lead in hosting a "cultural and artistic performance" for robots.
At 8 p.m. on February 8th, "AGIBOT NIGHT 2026" co-hosted by AGIBOT and Qingtianzu arrived as scheduled. Through twelve programs in diverse forms such as dance, skits, magic shows, martial arts, songs, and fashion shows, it comprehensively demonstrated the breakthrough progress of Chinese robots in complex motion control, high-precision group coordination, and preliminary emotional expression, marking their official entry into a new stage of "stage-level systematic intelligence."
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In fact, counting from the program "Robots' Rendezvous" at the 2012 Spring Festival Gala, robots have a 14-year history of "working overtime" at the Spring Festival Gala. Over the past decade or so, UBTECH, which has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala four times, became the "first stock of humanoid robots." The "phenomenal" breakout program "YangBOT" at the 2025 Spring Festival Gala won full applause, making Unitree, which appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for the second time, one of the most prominent players in the field of embodied intelligence...
The Spring Festival Gala has seemingly become a "training ground" for robot companies.
Since January 23rd this year, four robot companies, Magic Atom, Galaxy Universal, Unitree, and Songyan Power, have successively announced their cooperation with the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Horse in 2026 (hereinafter referred to as the 2026 Spring Festival Gala). Their joint "team - building" on this national - level stage has instantly heightened the outside world's attention and expectations.
If the gathering of the four robot companies at the Spring Festival Gala is compared to the "Martial Arts Contest on Mount Hua," then the world's first large - scale robot evening party exclusively hosted by AGIBOT is somewhat like an "internal sect competition." The AGIBOT NIGHT is not just an entertainment show; it is an important breakthrough for AGIBOT to present its cutting - edge technologies in a scenario - based, artistic, and popular way.
The New Year's Eve Gala is like "training outside the sect," while AGIBOT NIGHT is an "internal sect competition."
In February 2023, AGIBOT, jointly founded by former Huawei "Genius Youth" Zhihui Jun, which implies "intelligent humanoid robots," was established. In just three years, AGIBOT, which has achieved success in financing, investment, listing, full - stack technology, application scenarios, and ecological alliances, has become a "well - rounded warrior."
Therefore, using events such as the World Robot Conference, the Humanoid Robot Marathon, and various galas as windows to showcase their technologies and products to the general public on a larger scale has become the preferred approach for robot companies.
We can see that earlier, at the "2025 - 2026 Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV New Year's Eve Concert" at the end of 2025, AGIBOT launched its first robot artist group that is "versatile in both arts and martial arts, and can sing and dance." AGIBOT's Lingxi X2, Yuanzheng A2, Jingling G2, and quadruped robot D1 took turns to perform. They not only shared the stage with Wang Xinling and Wang Hedi but also walked on the red carpet as robot artists, did fashion shows on the stage, and even entered the live - streaming room to sell products, creating a phenomenal scene on New Year's Eve through the collision of technology and entertainment.
If AGIBOT's participation in the Mango New Year's Eve Gala is compared to "training outside the sect," then the AGIBOT NIGHT hosted by AGIBOT this time is a kind of "internal sect competition."
Compared to the "supporting role" performances in the Mango New Year's Eve Gala, AGIBOT's full - series products took center stage at the AGIBOT NIGHT. There were few real - life people on and off the stage. With twelve programs in different forms, it continuously expanded the audience's imagination of robots' capabilities, aiming to break the public's stereotypical impression of robots as "cold tools" and comprehensively demonstrate their diverse potentials as future life partners, creative collaborators, and even art performers.
Specifically, the star robot "Yuanzheng A2" under AGIBOT served as the host of this evening party. In the opening dance "Full - throttle Dance," 24 Lingxi X2 robots achieved zero - deviation movements through precise group control technology, and one of the robots even completed an aerial pose display with the help of a wire;
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In the "Martial Arts Conference" segment, dozens of robots transformed into "Shaolin Temple disciples" and performed the Shaolin boxing with full strength and strict rules, precisely replicating traditional martial arts moves such as drunken boxing and fire - stick fighting.
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It is worth mentioning that in the world's first robot magic show "Super Transformation!", Huang Xiaoming made a cross - border appearance as the "witness officer" and collaborated with Lingxi X2 and Yuanzheng A2 to present a "miraculous moment" of interweaving reality and virtuality. Classic magic techniques such as playing cards and levitation were successfully replicated.
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In the "Skill Competition," AGIBOT's various types of robots took turns to show their never - before - seen special skills, demonstrating the combination of control and flexibility;
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The "Robot Fashion Show" maximized the visual experience. Robot models stepped onto the cyber T - stage, presenting a fashionable show full of a sense of the future, and several well - known trendy IPs also made joint appearances.
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The skit "Substitute Date" was undoubtedly the "funny highlight" of the evening. Multiple robots performed on stage with Happy Mahua actors, humorously exploring "robot love";
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The bionic robot "Jingling Xuan" launched by Shouxing Technology, an invested company of AGIBOT, sang an original love song by U - Aviation with a technological and textured voice in "Undefined Relationship";
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In the "Algorithm Waltz," Jingling G2 demonstrated "steel tenderness" by dancing an elegant pas de deux with a human dancer, breaking the "cold label" of industrial robots.
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It is worth mentioning that the AGIBOT NIGHT had warm and ingenious details in store: Sign - language translation robots provided barrier - free viewing services for the hearing - impaired, allowing technology to benefit more groups; Jingling G2 "Xiaocaiqi" replicated the classic spinning movement from the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Horse 12 years ago, connecting the memories of the era and delivering sincere New Year greetings. In the "Cute Pet and Mecha Party Show," quadruped robots transformed into pandas and ponies and danced with "little humans," presenting a warm scene of human - robot coexistence.
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At the end of the evening party, an artistically - arranged performance of "Our Workers Have Strength" vividly interpreted the role and value of robots in intelligent manufacturing.
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The finale program "A New Journey with Steed" symbolized, through an iconic performance of "using mechas as saddles and algorithms as reins," that the Chinese robot industry represented by AGIBOT is striding towards a new journey of intelligent manufacturing driven by technological innovation.
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It is worth mentioning that during the evening party, Qingtianzu simultaneously launched the "999 - yuan National Robot Experience Program." Multiple "same - style as AGIBOT NIGHT" robots, including popular models such as Lingxi X2 and Yuanzheng A2, have been successively listed on the Qingtianzu mini - program, and they are open for C - end users to experience at a price of 999 yuan, which is significantly lower than the market's regular threshold.
These robots are no longer limited to display purposes but are directly connected to real - life scenarios - high - frequency consumption and social scenarios such as Valentine's Day interactions, birthday parties, parent - child trendy play, and Spring Festival greetings, becoming an important entry point for robots to integrate into the public's life.
The humanoid robot industry enters the "second half," and "entering ordinary life" may be the core proposition.
From Unitree's "outstanding performance" at the 2025 Spring Festival Gala a year ago to AGIBOT's "early start" with twelve diverse programs now, the performances of Magic Atom, Galaxy Universal, Unitree, and Songyan Power at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala are even more anticipated.
It is reported that the core highlight of the robot program at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala will no longer be just "showing off skills" but a large - scale and ecological achievement display, allowing the audience to directly feel that robot technology is ready to truly "enter ordinary life" from the laboratory and the competition field.
Currently, the national audience is naturally curious about what the robots will perform, but since it's the Spring Festival Gala, each company has to keep silent about it. Previously, Songyan Power clearly stated that the program content is still in the confidentiality stage and it is inconvenient to disclose.
It is reported that Magic Atom's cooperation with the Spring Festival Gala this time is not just for performance but also to showcase the diverse layout of Chinese intelligent manufacturing and provide a "gateway to future life" for global audiences;
Galaxy Universal will comprehensively present its autonomous decision - making ability, efficient cooperation level, and warm service experience in complex scenarios;
Unitree, which will appear on the Spring Festival Gala for the third time this year, is expected to further demonstrate the motion control, large - scale manufacturing, and scenario application capabilities of its robots.
In other words, in addition to basic performances such as singing and dancing, the core highlights of the four robot companies at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala will more focus on the display of the robots' core "brain" capabilities and task applications in real scenarios.
According to Liu Xiangquan, the director of the Robot Engineering Department of the School of Mechatronic Engineering at Beijing Information Science and Technology University, on the stage of the 2026 Spring Festival Gala, robot performances may not be limited to singing and dancing, and there may be some displays of industrial or service scenarios, such as household chores. It is not impossible for robots to "cook" or "fold