The world's first large-scale embodied artificial (AI) theme park, jointly developed by Chinese AgiBot and Chimelong Group opened at the Chimelong Spaceship Park in Hengqin, Zhuhai, Guangdong province. A number of industry-first achievements were unveiled, including the world's first large-scale innovative application of 5G-A-enabled embodied AI in a cultural and tourism scenario. As the world's first and largest-scale embodied AI theme park, featuring the richest application scenarios and most advanced technologies, the park is expected to have more than 300 robots from AgiBot's full product lineup, which were deployed at the Chimelong Spaceship Park in Hengqin on its opening day. The world's largest human-robot joint opening dance performance and the world's first robot aerial acrobatics performance made their debuts, offering visitors an innovative experience integrating technology with culture and tourism. The park features more than 100 robot interaction points covering seven core scenarios – entertainment and commercial performances, science education and study tours, tour guidance and shopping assistance, service and retail stations, intelligent tour companions, hotel services, and sports competitions.
AgiBot has become the world's largest embodied AI company in terms of shipments and revenue, and ranks among industry leaders in robot hardware and large-scale delivery. Telecom and tech observer Xiang Ligang told the Global Times that the theme park's significance goes beyond simply “bringing robots into theme parks.” More importantly, it provides embodied AI with large-scale, complex and high-frequency human-robot interaction scenarios. Xiang further noted that the development of embodied AI cannot rely solely on models and hardware developed in laboratories, as it also requires continuous data accumulation and technological validation through real-world applications.
The Chimelong Spaceship Park in Hengqin focuses on immersive space exploration and marine ecology education. Since its opening, the park has received more than 10 million visitors, making it a popular destination for family travel in China. Globally, there has yet to be an embodied AI theme park centered on large-scale deployment, diverse scenarios and immersive story-telling. Robots at overseas theme parks have been limited to localized pilot programs, making regular commercial operations difficult, according to Chimelong. With a complete industrial system, a vast cultural and tourism market and mature new infrastructure, China has notable first-mover advantages in developing embodied AI applications in the cultural and tourism sector, said Chimelong.
The China Embodied Intelligence Industry Development Report (2026) revealed that China's embodied intelligence market has grown from approximately CNY213.3 billion in 2018 to an estimated CNY1.09 trillion in 2026, with a compound annual growth rate of 22% to 23%, the Global Times reports.
