Just when you thought quadruped robots were settling into a rather predictable trot, AGIBOT’s D1 Pro decided to absolutely smash it at CES 2026. Rocking up in a rather fetching panda costume, it didn’t just stand there looking adorable; it pulled off a perfect backflip, leaving the tech world utterly gobsmacked. Beyond that brilliant viral stunt, mind, that fluffy exterior is merely a clever disguise for some seriously sophisticated reinforcement learning algorithms, allowing it to navigate complex environments at a blistering 3.7 m/s. Consider the bar for ’trade show booth attraction’ not just raised, but officially, and quite acrobatically, punted into the stratosphere.
