Abu Dhabi, December 9 — At the world’s largest media and creativity gathering, the BRIDGE Summit, China’s embodied AI unicorn AI² Robotics unveiled its next-generation general-purpose humanoid robot AlphaBot 2, marking its first public debut in the UAE. On this global stage—spanning media, technology, content, and creative industries—AlphaBot 2 delivered two world-first performances: autonomous coffee-making and an on-site drum show, both completed using the same hardware and the same model, with no scripts, no tele-operation, and no pre-programmed motion libraries.
This year’s BRIDGE Summit attracted over 60,000 participants from 132 countries, including 430 speakers, 1,200 CEOs, and 5,000 media professionals—recognized by the UAE as a new global “bridge” connecting creativity and technology. Against this backdrop, AI² Robotics emerged as one of the most talked-about technology forces from China.
A Robot That Works Like a Human: Service + Music Performance with the Same Model
During the live demonstrations, AlphaBot 2 performed full coffee-making operations—understanding commands, grasping cups, manipulating machines, and serving attendees—followed minutes later by a high-tempo drum performance. Both tasks were executed under complex lighting, dense crowds, and unstable network conditions inside the exhibition hall, yet the robot remained stable thanks to fully on-device inference.
The robot’s general-purpose capability is enabled by GOVLA, the world’s first Global & Omni-body Vision-Language-Action model, originally developed by AI² Robotics. Unlike conventional VLA models that only output arm-level actions, GOVLA provides 360° spatial perception, full-body control, whole-body trajectories, and long-range task reasoning—allowing AlphaBot 2 to perform like a human in versatile real-world settings.
China’s Embodied AI Path Presented on the World Stage
Dr. Guo was invited to deliver a keynote address at the BRIDGE Summit, sharing China’s original pathway in embodied intelligence. He emphasized that general-purpose humanoid robots are poised to become the next revolutionary intelligent terminal after the PC, smartphone, and smart vehicle. What truly drives this revolution, he argued, is the convergence of AI × Hardware × Real Scenarios:
“Without AI, it’s just metal. Without hardware, it’s just code. Without scenarios, it’s just a demo.”
Dr. Guo summarized AI² Robotics’ engineering philosophy as “Aim for the stars, stay grounded on earth.” The company aims to push the frontier of physical-world AGI while building mass-producible robots capable of learning and improving through real-world deployment.
AlphaBot 2 has already been deployed across manufacturing, biotech, semiconductors, and public-service scenarios in China, where it continues to accumulate and feed back real-world data to accelerate GOVLA’s evolution.
AI² Robotics has quickly risen as a key representative of China’s embodied AI innovations. The company has been covered by CNN, CNBC, and major Chinese and international media; awarded national-level innovation prizes; and recognized by top investors across multiple consecutive fundraising rounds.
At BRIDGE—one of the world’s most prominent platforms intersecting media, creativity, and technology—AI² Robotics demonstrated not only the rapid progress of Chinese embodied intelligence but also a clear vision for the future.
As Dr. Guo emphasized:“Everyone will one day have their own general-purpose robot.”