Robot Walks for Three Days Straight, Hotswapping Its Battery Over and Over in New World Record

"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."

"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.""

"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."

Zhiyuan Robotics' AgiBot A2 completed a 66-mile journey from Jinji Lake in Suzhou to Shanghai over three consecutive days, setting a Guinness world record for the longest journey walked by a humanoid robot. The robot traversed highways and busy urban roads while reportedly adhering to traffic regulations and navigating varied surfaces. A hot-swap battery system allowed continuous operation despite a maximum standing battery life of three hours. The robot announced its goal and confidence in a marketing video. Company leadership presented the feat as evidence of reliability and stability. The production model has sold over 1,000 units in 2025.

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