Chinese startup DaxAI has shown off a “Cyber Horse” quadrupedal robot that visitors of the recent 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, could actually ride.
Video footage circulating on social media and photography by Reuters show visitors mounting the unusual contraption, a bizarre mash-up of a motorcycle and an oversized robot dog, and taking it for a spin. The robot’s movements are still quite jerky, but it clearly has little trouble navigating the showroom floor with an adult straddling its saddle.
It’s also reassuring that we’re looking at an actual product that’s starting to take shape, and not pure vaporware. We’ve already come across a surprisingly similar concept for a robot horse, dubbed Corleo, being developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. But beyond an almost entirely CGI promotional video, we have yet to see it in action.
DaxAI’s “Qiji X1 All-Terrain Intelligent Mount,” on the other hand, seems pretty close to production. It has a max payload of 660 pounds, can move at up to 6 mph, and has an advertised range of around 25 miles.
