Robotics firm AgiBot unveils China's large model with embodied AI

(ECNS) -- AgiBot, a Chinese robotics company, announced on Monday the launch of China’s fisrst general large model with embodied intelligence, named "Genie Operator-1" (GO-1), promising to revolutionize the capabilities of robots and their applications in various fields.

The GO-1 model, as introduced on AgiBot's official WeChat account, can from humans or videos directly, achieving rapid generalization with limited data volume. It lowers the threshold for embodied intelligence and has been successfully integrated into several of AgiBot's robotic systems, enabling continuous evolution and learning.

AgiBot stated that the GO-1 model is set to accelerate the popularization of embodied intelligence, transforming robots from task-specific tools into autonomous entities with general intelligence. This advancement is expected to significantly enhance the role of robots across various sectors, including commerce, industry, and household applications.

Based in Shanghai, AgiBot is dedicated to the innovative integration of AI and robotics, focusing on research and production of general-purpose humanoid robots.

One of AgiBot's co-founders Peng Zhihui was born in 1993 in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. After graduating with a master's degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 2018, Peng entered the AI lab of OPPO Research Institute.

In 2020, he joined Huawei under the company's "Top Minds" Program, earning a top-tier annual salary of 2.01 million yuan ($277.84 thousand) for his work. He left Huawei at the end of 2022 and co-founded AgiBot in February 2023.