China’s Agibot livestreams humanoid robots on active factory line

Chinese robotics company Agibot launched a six-day global livestream on Tuesday showcasing its G2 humanoid robots autonomously performing quality inspection and sorting tasks on a live tablet assembly line at Longcheer Technology's factory in Nanchang, China. The broadcast, running June 23–28, represents what the company frames as a direct challenge to Western competitors operating in controlled lab environments.interestingengineering+2

From Lab Demos to Factory Floors

The livestream features multiple G2 robots stationed across the quality inspection section of a tablet manufacturing line, working alongside human operators in real production conditions. According to Agibot, the robots achieve a success rate exceeding 99%, processing 310 units per hour with a cycle time of roughly 19 seconds per operation.youtube+4

The deployment builds on an earlier milestone in April, when Agibot first broadcast an eight-hour livestream from the same Nanchang facility. During that initial demonstration, the G2 completed over eight hours of continuous operation with no major failures and a task success rate above 99.5 percent, according to Xinhua. The company says it plans to scale the deployment to 100 robots by the third quarter of 2026.forbes+2

A Response to Figure AI

The timing is deliberate. In May, U.S.-based Figure AI completed a 200-hour YouTube livestream in which its Figure 03 humanoid robots autonomously sorted approximately 249,560 packages at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. That demonstration drew over 10 million views and was powered by Figure AI's onboard Helix-02 AI system, with no teleoperation.News Room USA | LNG in Northern BC+2

However, Agibot and its supporters draw a distinction: Figure AI's demonstration took place in a warehouse-style lab setting, while Agibot's robots operate on an active production line manufacturing consumer electronics for commercial sale. "We wanted people to see it with their own eyes," said Li Long, general manager of the robotics division at Longcheer Technology.en.ce.cn+1

Broader Ambitions

The G2 uses a three-degree-of-freedom waist and force-controlled arms with high-precision torque sensors, allowing it to adapt to unexpected conveyor movements and sort defective products in real time. Agibot says the robot can be retrained for a new tablet model in under four hours, with 95 percent equipment reusability.en.ce.cn

Agibot is also presenting its robotics portfolio at VivaTech 2026 in Paris this week and preparing for a UK launch event on June 30. The company's push comes as China accelerates policy support for humanoid robotics, with eight ministries issuing an "AI Plus Manufacturing" action plan in late 2025 targeting 1,000 industrial intelligence agents by 2027.Yahoo+2