--- title: "Robot Walks for Three Days Straight, Hotswapping Its Battery Over and Over in New World Record" description: "An AgiBot A2 has completed a 66-mile, three-day pilgrimage without powering down, breaking previous world records." date: "2025-11-28" modified: "2025-11-28" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins" url: "https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-agibot-humanoid-walking" categories: - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" --- # Robot Walks for Three Days Straight, Hotswapping Its Battery Over and Over in New World Record ![An AgiBot A2 has completed a 66-mile, three-day pilgrimage without powering down, breaking previous world records.]() *AgiBot* A three-day walk would be hard enough for humans, but for robots, it might as well be a trek around the world. An AgiBot A2 unit, developed by Chinese firm Zhiyuan Robotics, recently completed a 66-mile pilgrimage from Jinji Lake in Suzhou to Shanghai. The whole trek lasted three straight days, and set a new Guinness world record for "longest journey walked by a humanoid robot," [*CBS* reported](). Apparently, the bot was even a model citizen as it completed its journey across highways and busy urban roads. In a statement, the company said the AgiBot "navigated varied surfaces... all while adhering to traffic regulations." Though the AgiBot only has a max standing battery life of three hours, a novel [hot-swap battery system]() meant the robot could continue its long march without ever powering down. "After I successfully reach the finish-line, I will break the world record for the longest distance walked by a humanoid robot, and obtain the authoritative certification of the Guinness World Record," the bot declared in an English-language marketing video. "I believe I can complete this challenge." https://youtu.be/NSMw27jlN14?si=l1ID3f1tIgG-qXIS "Accompanied by the first ray of dawn in the morning, I have reached the finish line of this hike," the AgiBot boasted as it arrived in Shanghai's scenic [North Bund]() riverwalk. Wang Chuang, the company's partner and senior vice president, said the feat was a demonstration of the robot's reliability and stability, [per *Interesting Engineering*](). "Walking from Suzhou to Shanghai is difficult for many people to do in one go, yet the robot completed it," he enthused. Zhiyuan Robotics says the unit that completed the journey is the same one that rolls off the assembly line. Per *IE*, the company has sold over 1,000 AgiBot A2s in 2025 so far. It's a pretty remarkable effort for a humanoid robot, and with China encouraging its tech industry to go all-in on robotics, AgiBot is probably just getting started. **More on robotics:** *[Whistleblower Says He Was Fired for Warning Execs That New Robot Could Crush Human Skull]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()