More than 150 researchers and academics from leading universities around the world joined AGIBOT’s Academic Night at IROS 2026 to discuss one big question: what will it take to move embodied intelligence forward? The conversations went well beyond demos. From robot learning and VLA to dexterous manipulation and control, researchers exchanged views on the challenges they are tackling today — and what they need from the next generation of robotic platforms. AGIBOT also showcased A3 Ultra, X2, OmniHand, and D1 EDU, while giving the academic community a closer look at our research platforms, development tools and some of the technical challenges we are working on. One takeaway stood out: progress toward general-purpose humanoids will require closer collaboration between academia and industry. We look forward to building more with universities and labs around the world. @AGIBOT_US #IROS2026# #AGIBOT# #Robotics# #EmbodiedAI# #Research#