Agibot said it has begun a series of strategic initiatives across the Asia Pacific in 2026, starting with a launch event in Malaysia that signals its effort to expand beyond its home market in China.
The company held the event on January 13 at i-City in Selangor, Malaysia. Attendees included Agibot’s senior leadership team, local government officials, partners, customers, and members of the media. In a statement, Agibot said the launch reflects its long-term commitment to building partnerships and advancing automation in Malaysia and across the region.
The event coincided with the opening of the AI World Experience Centre at i-City, developed in partnership with I-Berhad, the master developer of the digital city. The center was officiated by Malaysia’s minister of science, technology, and innovation and represents the first phase of a broader collaboration between the two companies.
As part of the initiative, Agibot is deploying its robotics and embodied intelligence technologies across property, hospitality, tourism, and urban services within i-City. The partnership also aims to extend the use of artificial intelligence and robotics beyond productivity and automation, including applications related to human wellness and quality of life, according to the companies.
Agibot added that the Malaysia rollout is the first of several initiatives planned across APAC this year and beyond. Working with regional partners, it aims to accelerate the development of an embodied robotics ecosystem and expand deployments in closed-loop commercial scenarios, where systems are trained and used directly in real-world environments.
The regional push comes as Agibot emphasizes scaling mass production and practical deployment of embodied robotics. The company said recent advances in real-world reinforcement learning have enabled its robots to be trained and deployed in physical production settings, supporting its transition from experimentation to commercial use.
The expansion into Southeast Asia follows a year of rapid growth for Agibot. According to Omdia, the company ranked first globally in humanoid robot shipments and market share in 2025, shipping more than 5,100 units and capturing 39% of the global market. Agibot said it rolled out its 5,168th humanoid robot last year, underscoring its manufacturing capacity.
The Malaysia launch positions Agibot to extend that manufacturing lead into new geographic markets as competition among Chinese and global humanoid robotics companies intensifies. By anchoring its APAC expansion in Malaysia, the company is seeking to translate production scale into broader regional deployment.
Founded in 2023, Agibot focuses on building general-purpose robots designed to learn, adapt, and operate in real-world environments. Its product portfolio includes full-sized and compact humanoid robots, industrial-grade embodied robots, quadruped robots, and autonomous commercial service robots, targeting applications that range from hospitality and entertainment to manufacturing, logistics, security, and education.