A Chinese humanoid robot walked 66 miles in 3 days, right into the Guinness World Records - CBS News

Beijing hosted the world's first-ever humanoid robot games in August, where more than 500 "athletes" vied in disciplines ranging from basketball to competitive cleaning.

AgiBot says the A2 is designed for customer service roles, and is equipped with a chat function and lip-reading capabilities.

Earlier this year, "CBS Mornings" spoke with engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who are working to keep America in the robotics race. The world's tech firms are pouring massive sums into physical AI, with Morgan Stanley predicting that the world could have more than a billion humanoid robots by 2050.

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The Chinese government has encouraged domestic firms to develop humanoids, in the hopes of leading the global robotics industry. The AgiBot A2, which stands about five feet and six inches tall, set off from the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou on the evening of November 10, traversing highways and city streets before arriving at Shanghai's historic waterfront Bund area on November 13, according to Guinness World Records.