AGIBOT Worken proposes measuring robot productivity through effective work hours

What is changing?

AGIBOT introduced a proposed framework called Worken at Innovation Day 2026 in Shanghai on October 29. Derived from “Work” and “Token,” the approach aims to measure how much useful work robots complete autonomously and consistently in real environments, rather than counting only how many robots are manufactured or deployed.

The company describes Worken as “Effective Intelligent Work Hours.” Its proposed calculation multiplies the number of active robots, autonomous working hours and an output-efficiency ratio. The last component compares acceptable production on a defined task with a reference benchmark. The metric therefore considers human intervention and the quality of completed work, not just powered-on time.

AGIBOT says this is not a finished standard but an evolving framework to be refined through field deployments and task-specific benchmarks. Until common task definitions and reference measurements exist, comparing different robot types or industries through a single Worken value could be misleading.