A1 Robot Sets Guinness World Record, Marking a Milestone for Chinese Embodied Intelligence in Industrial Automation

Itashi A1 Robot Achieves Guinness World Record Title, Marking a Milestone for China’s Embodied Intelligence

On March 12, 2026, during the global technology event AWE 2026 in Shanghai, China’s embodied intelligence reached another milestone. The A1 robot, developed by Itashi Zhihang, successfully challenged the Guinness World Record™ title by achieving 105 effective assembly operations, establishing a new record for the “most times a robot assembles sub-millimeter level wire harnesses in one hour.” This marks the first time a Chinese embodied intelligence company has attempted a Guinness World Record in the realm of industrial precision operations, showcasing the strong practical capabilities of the Itashi robot in industrial application scenarios.

Dr. Ding Wenchao, Chief Scientist of Itashi Zhihang, received the official certification from the Guinness World Record official at the AWE exhibition booth.

Over 100 Sub-Millimeter Wire Harness Assemblies in One Hour: A Breakthrough in Industrial Automation

Wire harness assembly has long been recognized as the “Goldbach Conjecture” of the industrial automation sector. In industries such as 3C electronics and automotive manufacturing, this process has traditionally relied on manual labor due to the soft and deformable nature of wire harnesses, extremely small interface gaps, and limited operating space. For human workers, mastering this skill requires extensive professional training. For robots, the difficulty increases exponentially, as modeling the deformation of flexible objects and meeting the sub-millimeter precision requirements surpass the capabilities of traditional industrial robots. Additionally, the stability of long-duration operations poses a significant challenge to control systems.

In this challenge, the A1 robot performed a 1:1 replica based on a real industrial wire harness scenario, utilizing Itashi’s self-developed general embodied model AWE3.0. It successfully repeated the complete precision assembly task during 60 minutes of continuous operation, consistently meeting accuracy and force control requirements. After the official and industry experts confirmed the effective count, the challenge was announced a success, indicating that Itashi has reached a global pinnacle in this field.

The “Super Brain” Behind the Challenge

The upcoming global first truly “capable” general embodied model AWE3.0 from Itashi serves as the “super brain” behind this extreme challenge. It has achieved significant advancements in various aspects, including sub-millimeter precision operations, flexible object perception and control, stable long-range task execution, and cross-scenario transfer capabilities, all embodying the ability to “step out of the greenhouse, work on the ground, and generalize.”

Transitioning from “showcasing skills” to “practical work,” embodied intelligence in China is entering a new stage of productivity. The core essence of new productive forces lies in driving industrial transformation through technological innovation. In this world record, breakthroughs in flexible object handling, sub-millimeter precision, and long-range repeatable stability vividly represent the tangible manifestation of new productive forces being put into practice.

The establishment of this record signifies that China possesses the capability to define automation standards for “fine operations” in the global competitive landscape of embodied intelligence. The long-standing challenges of precision assembly automation in industrial scenarios have finally met with real, practical intelligent solutions.

To enable robots to truly understand the physical world is to allow them to genuinely serve humanity. The value of embodied intelligence lies not in the flashy performance of motion capabilities, but in its potential to become real productivity. This Guinness World Record challenge not only represents the extreme test of robots in the field of industrial precision operations but also serves as a hallmark verification of the Itashi AWE model’s capability to be “valuable and capable of work.” The boundaries of China’s embodied intelligence capabilities have taken another step forward.