- The production pace has exceeded expectations, coming just a quarter after the company announced its 5,000th robot rolling off the assembly line.
- Agibot captured a 39% share of global humanoid robot shipments in 2025, delivering more than 5,100 units.
Chinese startup Agibot is set to announce the rollout of its 10,000th mass-produced humanoid robot soon, marking a victory over Tesla in the production race.
The 10,000th unit is the newly released Expedition A3 model launched in mid-February, Tencent Tech reported Friday, citing a company insider.
The production pace has exceeded market expectations, coming just a quarter after the company announced its 5,000th robot, the report noted.
Agibot co-founder Wang Chuang previously disclosed a target to surpass 10,000 units by mid-2026, meaning the company has achieved its goal a full quarter ahead of schedule.
As an early frontrunner in the humanoid robot sector, Tesla has fallen behind Chinese rivals like Agibot in product deployment and production pacing. Tesla CEO Elon Musk had previously set a 10,000-unit production goal for 2025.
During an earnings call in late January, Musk noted that Tesla's biggest competition in the humanoid robot space would emerge from China, praising the country's exceptional capabilities in scaled manufacturing.
Agibot's rapid expansion has further cemented its leading position in the global market.
Global humanoid robot shipments totaled around 13,000 units in 2025, according to market research firm Omdia. Agibot captured a 39% market share with over 5,100 deliveries.
While accelerating its domestic production, Agibot is also advancing its overseas expansion strategy, officially entering the European market in late February.
At an event in Munich, Germany, the company showcased its full lineup of general-purpose embodied robots to overseas clients, highlighting their plug-and-play flexibility.
Fueled by accelerated production and global expansion, China's broader humanoid robot industry is undergoing a period of capital expansion, with several startups recently closing large-scale private funding rounds.
Unitree Robotics plans to list on China's A-share market to raise up to 4.2 billion yuan ($610 million). The Chinese robotics firm has already filed its application with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
