- Humanoid robots will operate across more than 100 visitor touchpoints
- The project puts robots into entertainment, hospitality and retail at commercial scale
Chinese humanoid robot maker AgiBot (智元机器人) will deploy more than 300 robots at a theme park Zhuhai, a city in southern Guangdong Province, when it opens on September 24, in one of the largest coordinated deployments of humanoids in a tourism setting.
The robots will operate at more than 100 interactive points at Chimelong Spaceship Park in Hengqin,covering entertainment, education, tour guiding, retail, hospitality, sports and other visitor services.
The park, developed jointly by AgiBot and Chimelong Group (长隆集团), one of China’s largest hospitality and theme park operators, will feature hundreds of robot characters with individual names and personalities.
World-first robot park
Opening-day attractions will include a large-scale human-robot dance performance and a robot aerial performance.
AgiBot founder and CEO Deng Taihua (邓泰华) said robots would become not only capable assistants at work but also companions in everyday life.
The partnership with Chimelong, he said, would help “shape the technological awareness and innovative outlook of a generation that grows up alongside robots.”
The companies said the project will be the world’s first large-scale theme park centered on embodied intelligence, though such claims are difficult to compare across markets because robot deployments and definitions vary.
Humanoids meet tourists
The partnership follows a strategic agreement signed by the two companies on August 23. They will also establish a joint research institute focused on embodied intelligence in tourism and unveil applications using China’s 5G-A mobile network technology.
The scale of the project reflects a shift in how humanoid robots are being tested in commercial environments.
Theme parks have previously used robots for individual attractions or limited demonstrations, but deploying hundreds of machines across a single venue creates a more demanding test of reliability, coordination and day-to-day operations.
AgiBot said its robots will operate continuously across the park, giving the company a high-volume environment for testing and improving its hardware and software.
The Shanghai-based company shipped about 9,700 humanoid robots in the first half of 2026, accounting for more than 43% of global shipments, according to company data.
Its 15,000th robot rolled off the production line in June.
Able to operate reliably?
The two companies plan to link robot development with IP creation, content production and park operations, with the park serving as a real-world testing ground while AgiBot provides the underlying technology.
For the robotics industry, the bigger test will come after opening day: whether hundreds of robots can operate reliably alongside visitors, staff and other machines over extended periods, rather than simply perform well in staged demonstrations.
For theme-park operators, the project offers a way to test whether humanoids can become part of everyday entertainment and service operations rather than remain a novelty attraction.
Header image credit: AgiBot
