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Editorial illustration of a humanoid robot folding towels beside a hotel bed, representing service work targeted by AgiBot's A3 Ultra.

Chinese robotics company AgiBot has released new footage showing its A3 Ultra humanoid performing recognisable service jobs across hotels, shops and car dealerships.

The demonstrations include robots making beds, folding towels and organising hotel rooms, as well as restocking shelves, pushing carts and assisting customers.

In car dealerships, AgiBot shows A3 Ultra robots greeting visitors, serving drinks and assisting with vehicle-related customer service.

The company says the humanoid is already being used in hotels, car dealerships, supermarkets and metro inspection, with further deployments planned.

From demonstrations to service work

AgiBot launched A3 Ultra earlier this year as a full-size humanoid intended for commercial and public-facing environments.

The robot stands 1.74 metres tall and weighs approximately 60kg. AgiBot says it can operate for up to eight hours under specified conditions and supports autonomous charging and rapid battery replacement for longer deployments.

The latest footage shifts the emphasis away from demonstrations of individual robotic capabilities towards jobs that people already perform.

In hotels, the company shows robots making beds, tidying rooms, folding towels, assisting with check-in and conducting inspections.

Retail demonstrations include organising and replenishing shelves, moving goods and helping customers.

AgiBot describes A3 Ultra as capable of autonomous operation, but the company has not published deployment numbers, task-success rates or figures showing how frequently humans intervene during the work shown in its latest footage.

The video is manufacturer-produced and therefore demonstrates the applications AgiBot wants to sell rather than independently establishing how reliably the robots perform those jobs over complete working shifts.

But it shows where the company’s commercial ambitions are heading.

Humanoid manufacturers have spent years demonstrating what their machines can do.

AgiBot is now showing the jobs it wants them to be given.

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