The age of the Transformers has officially begun, but these robots are rolling out in Shanghai, not Cybertron! AGIBOT (also known as Zhiyuan) has unveiled their latest creation, the X2-N “Nezha” humanoid robot that brings childhood cartoon fantasies to life with its remarkable transformation abilities. Unlike traditional bipedal robots limited to walking, this mechanical marvel can literally twist its feet sideways and convert them into wheels for rapid transit.
Named after a beloved Chinese mythological hero famous for his magical “Wind Fire Wheels” that allowed instant transportation, the Nezha robot lives up to its namesake. Imagine the practical applications: your personal robot assistant walking down stairs in a building, then transforming into wheel mode to quickly retrieve a dropped item across a long hallway. While quadruped robots with wheel-leg combinations have existed before, this appears to be one of the first bipedal humanoids to successfully implement the wheel-transformation concept. The age of transforming robots isn’t just coming—it’s already here, and it’s wearing wheels for shoes.