UBTECH Robotics
UBTECH Robotics is a Shenzhen humanoid and service robot company, founded on 31 March 2012 by Zhou Jian, its chairman and chief executive, and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in December 2023 under the code 9880. It became known for its Alpha educational humanoids, and in 2018 its Alpha robots set a Guinness World Record with 1,372 robots dancing at once. UBTECH also makes Cruzr service robots and used robots to help medical staff in Shenzhen during COVID-19. It moved into industrial humanoids with the Walker series: the Walker S and S Lite launched in October 2024, and the Walker S2, which swaps its own battery in about three minutes, began mass production and delivery on 17 November 2025. Walker robots had accumulated orders above 800 million yuan by then, with customers including BYD, Geely, FAW-Volkswagen, Audi FAW, Foxconn and SF Express. UBTECH targets annual capacity of 5,000 industrial humanoids in 2026 and 10,000 in 2027.
💡Notable Achievement: UBTECH began mass production of the Walker S2 on 17 November 2025 with Walker orders above 800 million yuan, and has been listed in Hong Kong (9880) since December 2023.
What Does UBTECH Robotics Do?
UBTECH is a Shenzhen listed company that grew from Alpha educational humanoids into the industrial Walker series.
“A listed Chinese humanoid maker with real factory orders.”
Walker S2
Self-swaps its battery in about three minutes.
Order Book
Over 800 million yuan of Walker orders by November 2025.
Capacity
5,000 units planned in 2026 and 10,000 in 2027.
What Can UBTECH Robotics Robots Actually Do?
Cross-portfolio operational capabilities, manipulation tasks, and environmental competencies
Industrial and logistics work.
Automotive Manufacturing
Working with automotive customers such as BYD and Geely.
Education
Alpha robots for education and entertainment.
UBTECH Robotics Robots
Showing 14 Humanoid Robots of 14 total models
UWORLD U1 Ultra
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2026
The UWORLD U1 Ultra is UBTECH Robotics’ flagship hyper-bionic humanoid, designed for premium companionship, hospitality, and research. It features biomimetic silicone skin, an emotion-driven AI capable of recognizing over 20 emotional states with 500ms response latency, and 88 degrees of freedom for fluid, human-like motion. The robot stands 168 cm (female) or 183 cm (male) tall, weighs 35.2 kg or 42 kg respectively, and excels in autonomous walking, dancing, and expressive gestures. Targeted at high-end applications, it prioritizes emotional connection over heavy labor, with a runtime of 2–4 hours and Wi-Fi connectivity for home companions, educational assistants, and elderly care support.
UWORLD U1 Pro
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2026
The UWORLD U1 Pro is UBTECH Robotics' flagship full-size, hyper-bionic humanoid designed primarily for emotional companionship, social assistance, and customer-facing roles rather than heavy industrial labor. Standing at 168 cm (female) or 183 cm (male), it features 88 degrees of freedom, realistic silicone skin with detailed hair and facial features, and an emotion-aware AI capable of recognizing over 20 human emotional states. The Pro model offers superior locomotion and manipulation compared to the Lite version, enabling smoother walking and better object handling in homes, commercial spaces, and exhibitions. With a battery life of 2–4 hours and Wi-Fi connectivity, it serves as a home companion, educational assistant, reception greeter, or elder care supporter, emphasizing natural conversation and interactive presence over third-party programming or complex terrain navigation.
UWORLD U1 Lite
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2026
The UWORLD U1 Lite is UBTECH Robotics’ lowest-cost, semi-torso humanoid designed primarily for emotional conversation, education, and reception duties where walking is unnecessary. It features a compact upper-body design with lifelike silicone skin, 19 facial degrees of freedom, and over 30 micro-expressions to enable natural emotional interaction. Powered by local AI processing with encrypted memory, it recognizes 20+ emotional states and responds within 500ms, supporting roles as home companions, educational assistants, or greeters. The Lite model omits legs and full-body locomotion, focusing on expressive head, arm, and hand movements with 30+ total degrees of freedom in the upper body. It connects via Wi-Fi, operates for 2–4 hours per charge, and allows extensive customization of appearance, clothing, and personality.
Cruzr Y1
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2026
The Cruzr Y1 is UBTECH Robotics' advanced industrial wheeled humanoid robot engineered for high-load tasks in dense workshop environments. It features a symmetrical body with bidirectional bending capabilities, allowing rotation within tight 0.8m passages. Equipped with harmonic joint arms, the robot delivers sub-millimeter precision and handles payloads up to 15kg across a 1.8m workspace. Its safety perception system integrates LiDAR, depth cameras, ToF sensors, and IMUs across the head, wrists, and chassis for 360° obstacle avoidance. Powered by D-Robotic's S100P & S600 ADAS chips, the Y1 sustains over 4 hours of full-load operation with auto-charging and quick battery swap support for continuous 24-hour shift work.
U1 Series
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2026
U1 Series is a full-size, hyper-realistic humanoid platform positioned for human-centered interaction, embodied AI research, and service-oriented deployments. It combines an emotional growth-based large model, locally encrypted memory storage, and multi-dimensional appearance customization to support personalized interaction and long-term engagement. As a humanoid robot, it is expected to emphasize bipedal mobility, expressive motion, and a human-like form factor for social presence and task execution.
Walker C1
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2026
Walker C1 is a full-size bipedal humanoid service robot from UBTECH Robotics designed for public-facing interaction, autonomous mobility, and expressive whole-body motion. It combines human-like proportions, stable walking, and spoken communication to operate safely around people in indoor environments such as hospitality, exhibitions, visitor centers, and commercial venues. The platform emphasizes navigation, route following, and obstacle avoidance over heavy-duty manipulation. With a lightweight yet tall frame, multiple degrees of freedom, and integrated vision sensing, Walker C1 is positioned as a demonstration of embodied AI and service robotics. Its design supports natural gestures, approachable interaction, and controlled mobility in crowded spaces where reliability and social presence matter. | (Inferred · Medium confidence · Based on user-provided and third-party references)
Alpha 1E
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2018
The Alpha 1E is a compact bipedal humanoid robot designed for STEM education and entertainment, featuring 16 degrees of freedom powered by high-torque servo motors for lifelike movements like dancing, yoga poses, kung fu, and push-ups. It stands 40.1 cm tall with human-like proportions, enabling stable bipedal walking via a posture algorithm, self-standing after falls using a 3-axis gyroscope, and obstacle avoidance with infrared ranging. Voice interaction includes dual microphones for speech recognition, storytelling, and music playback through 3W stereo speakers. Programmable via Blockly coding or PRP (pose-record-playback) app, it supports facial recognition, capacitive touch, and customizable actions synchronized with speech or music. Equipped with a 2500mAh lithium battery, RM 32-bit Cortex-A7 processor at 900MHz, 512MB RAM, and 4GB storage, the Alpha 1E fosters algorithmic thinking and robotic skills in indoor settings for users of all ages.
Alpha Mini
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2017
The Alpha Mini is a compact, portable humanoid robot designed for entertainment, education, and companionship, standing at about 24.5 cm tall with human-like proportions for engaging interactions. Powered by 14 high-performance servo motors, it executes dynamic bipedal movements including walking, dancing, kung fu, push-ups, and self-recovery from falls using advanced gait algorithms and balance control. Equipped with a 13MP HD camera for face, object, and book recognition, a 4-mic array for voice interaction up to 5m, and dual LCD eyes for expressive emotions, it supports natural multi-modal communication via speech synthesis, gestures, and facial feedback. With 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity, it enables real-time cloud-based AI processing for ASR, NLP, and TTS. Programmable via app, graphical coding, or SDK on an open platform, Alpha Mini excels in educational scenarios like AI research, personalized lessons in math, reading, and coding, fostering human-robot bonding through intuitive, lifelike behaviors in indoor settings.
Walker Tienkung
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2023
Walker Tienkung is a full-size, high-performance humanoid robot designed for research, education, and advanced proof-of-concept development. Standing at 172 cm, it features 42 degrees of freedom, enabling fluid, human-like motion and complex manipulation tasks. The robot supports high-speed locomotion up to 10 km/h, with advanced balancing and terrain adaptation for stairs, slopes, and uneven surfaces. Equipped with dexterous five-fingered hands, integrated AI, and multimodal sensors, Walker Tienkung excels in object manipulation, autonomous navigation, and interactive human-robot collaboration. Its open-source architecture and modular design make it ideal for scenario innovation, scientific research, and industrial automation.
Cruzr S2
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2025
Cruzr S2 is UBTECH Robotics' full-size wheeled humanoid for commercial and industrial work, introduced in August 2025. It stands 176 cm tall, has 44 degrees of freedom and moves at up to 2 m/s on a wheeled base, with a flexible waist that rotates ±170°, bends from +90° to -35° and lifts by 40 cm to reach anywhere from floor level to 1.8 m. Its two arms carry 15 kg together and end in Gen-4 industrial dexterous hands with 11 degrees of freedom and tactile sensor arrays, made for sorting and assembling components. Cruzr S2 sees through stereo RGB, fisheye and RGB-D cameras, talks through a large language model with a 4-inch circular face display, and runs UBTECH's Co-Agent industrial agent.
Walker C
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2025
Walker C is a full-sized humanoid service robot standing 163 cm tall, built for guiding, reception, and visitor engagement in commercial and public spaces such as malls, airports, and exhibitions. It offers 20 degrees of freedom for fluid human-like motion, including walking, jogging up to 6 km/h, and obstacle avoidance. With AI-powered autonomous navigation using U-SLAM, dual RGB-D and structured-light 3D cameras, and a high-precision IMU, Walker C localizes and interacts via multilingual dialogue and body language. Its lightweight 43 kg build and whole-body motion control ensure safe, efficient operation, easing staff workload globally.
Walker X
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2021
Walker X by UBTECH Robotics is a next-generation bipedal humanoid engineered for agile, autonomous service and research applications. With 41 degrees of freedom and advanced self-balancing locomotion, Walker X walks steadily across varied indoor surfaces while perceiving its environment through multi-modal sensors. It supports autonomous navigation with U-SLAM and visual intelligence, enabling precise human-robot interaction, object manipulation, and dynamic decision making. Powered by a lithium iron phosphate rechargeable battery with removable packs, Walker X delivers hands-on research value and real-world capability. Its combination of robust hardware and intelligent control makes it a leading humanoid platform for enterprise and innovation.
Walker S2
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2025
Walker S2 is a full‑size bipedal humanoid robot designed for industrial and commercial environments. It features 52 degrees of freedom, high‑torque brushless motors, and dexterous five‑fingered hands. Powered by a dual‑battery hot‑swap system, it can autonomously exchange depleted packs at charging stations and resume tasks within minutes. Its AI stack combines vision‑based SLAM, real‑time path planning, and swarm coordination for reliable navigation and task sharing across multiple units. Walker S2 excels at material handling, assembly, inspection, and customer service roles in factories, warehouses, hotels, and retail spaces.
Walker S1
By: UBTECH Robotics
Launched: 2024
Walker S1 is UBTECH Robotics' industrial humanoid robot for car factories and logistics. It stands 172 cm tall, weighs 76 kg, has 41 degrees of freedom and carries loads of 15 kg, driven by UBTECH's own integrated joints with 250 N·m of peak torque. A head with RGB-D, stereo and panoramic fisheye cameras gives it 360° perception, while six-axis force sensors in its wrists and ankles and tactile arrays in its hands help it handle parts safely. Walker S1 plans tasks with a large language model, finds its way with semantic VSLAM and runs on UBTECH's ROSA 2.0 framework, and it has been trialled on assembly lines at carmakers such as BYD, Geely and Audi-FAW.
UBTECH Robotics Software & AI Ecosystem
Developer platforms, fleet management portals, autonomy intelligence, and enterprise integrations
Co-Agent System
Task Planning
Provides intention understanding, task planning and anomaly detection.
UBTECH Robotics Timeline & Milestones
Evolutionary history, landmark prototypes, major acquisitions, and commercial roadmap
UBTECH founded in Shenzhen
Zhou Jian founds UBTECH Robotics in Shenzhen, China, to build humanoid and service robots.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Guinness record for 1,372 dancing robots
UBTECH's Alpha robots set a Guinness World Record with 1,372 robots dancing simultaneously.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
UBTECH lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the code 9880, raising HK$1 billion.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Walker S series launched
UBTECH launches the Walker S industrial humanoid series, including the Walker S1 and Walker S Lite.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Walker S2 begins mass production
UBTECH begins mass producing and delivering the Walker S2 humanoid, with Walker series orders above 800 million yuan since early 2025.
Source: prnewswire.com
UBTECH Robotics Competitors by Category
Direct industry rivals grouped by specific robotics domain
What Makes UBTECH Robotics Different?
Editorial AnalysisOrigin of Bots objective strategic assessment, engineering moats, and commercial hurdles
Key Strengths & Moats
- ✓Public company with large orders.
- ✓Broad customer list.
Core Strategic Focus
Scaling Walker S2 deliveries.
Road Ahead & Challenges
- •Profitability of humanoid business is unproven.
- •Competition from Unitree and others.
UBTECH Robotics vs Key Competitors
Strategic capability matrix across platform categories, commercial readiness, and target markets
Target Sector
- UBTECH (Walker S1/S2)
- Automotive Manufacturing & Logistics
- Figure AI (Figure 02)
- Automotive Sub-assembly
- Apptronik (Apollo)
- Factory Assembly & Kitting
- Agility Robotics (Digit)
- Warehouse Tote Transport
Payload Capacity
- UBTECH (Walker S1/S2)
- 15 kg dual-arm continuous
- Figure AI (Figure 02)
- 20 kg continuous
- Apptronik (Apollo)
- 25 kg continuous
- Agility Robotics (Digit)
- 16 kg continuous
Battery System
- UBTECH (Walker S1/S2)
- Autonomous Machine Battery Swap
- Figure AI (Figure 02)
- Inductive Charging Floor Mat
- Apptronik (Apollo)
- Manual Hot-Swappable Chest Pack
- Agility Robotics (Digit)
- Auto-Docking Contact Plates
Key Partners
- UBTECH (Walker S1/S2)
- NIO, BYD, Geely, FAW-VW
- Figure AI (Figure 02)
- BMW Group
- Apptronik (Apollo)
- Mercedes-Benz, GXO Logistics
- Agility Robotics (Digit)
- Amazon, GXO Logistics
| Strategic Dimension | UBTECH (Walker S1/S2) | Figure AI (Figure 02) | Apptronik (Apollo) | Agility Robotics (Digit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Sector | Automotive Manufacturing & Logistics | Automotive Sub-assembly | Factory Assembly & Kitting | Warehouse Tote Transport |
| Payload Capacity | 15 kg dual-arm continuous | 20 kg continuous | 25 kg continuous | 16 kg continuous |
| Battery System | Autonomous Machine Battery Swap | Inductive Charging Floor Mat | Manual Hot-Swappable Chest Pack | Auto-Docking Contact Plates |
| Key Partners | NIO, BYD, Geely, FAW-VW | BMW Group | Mercedes-Benz, GXO Logistics | Amazon, GXO Logistics |
Corporate Ecosystem & Ownership Structure
Parent company relationships, historical acquisitions, and global operating facilities
Tencent
Led UBTECH's Series C in 2018, before its 2023 Hong Kong listing.
Ownership & Acquisition History
Led UBTECH's Series C in 2018, before its 2023 Hong Kong listing.
Global Facilities & Operating Hubs
UBTECH Robotics Headquarters
HQShenzhen, China
Articles & Industry News
Showing 8 recent articles and news updates about UBTECH Robotics
UBTECH’s UWORLD U1 Ultra marks a mass-production push into full-size humanoid companionship
News about UWORLD U1 Ultra
UBTECH’s UWORLD U1 Pro arrives as a full-size humanoid built for teleoperation and human-centered service
News about UWORLD U1 Pro
UBTECH’s UWORLD U1 Lite puts humanoid interaction on a fixed base, not a walking frame
News about UWORLD U1 Lite
UBTECH Robotics Unveils Cruzr Y1 Wheeled Humanoid for Industrial Warehouse Operations
News about Cruzr Y1
UBTECH’s U1 Series pushes humanoids toward teleoperation-first companionship
News about U1 Series
UBTECH’s Walker C1 steps into the public eye as a service humanoid built for human-facing spaces
News about Walker C1
UBTech Walker S1 Deploys Widely in Factories, Leads Industrial Use
News about Walker S1
UBTECH Alpha 1E Excels in Blockly Education Trials
News about Alpha 1E
Robot Comparisons
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Walker C by UBTECH Robotics vs Cruzr S2 by UBTECH Robotics
Walker C vs Cruzr S2: UBTECH's walking reception humanoid against its wheeled assembly and service humanoid, compared on build, hands and uses.
AgiBot G2 vs Cruzr Y1 by UBTECH Robotics
Compare AgiBot G2 vs Cruzr Y1 for humanoid mobility, dexterity, autonomy, and payload capacity.
Phoenix by Sanctuary AI vs Walker Tienkung by UBTECH
Compare Phoenix and Walker Tienkung. Detailed analysis of navigation, sensors, and speed.
Walker S1 by UBTECH vs Kaleido 8.0 by Kawasaki
Walker S1 vs Kaleido 8.0: UBTECH's factory humanoid against Kawasaki's robust bipedal humanoid, compared on size, mobility, sensors, AI and best uses.
Walker S1 (UBTECH) vs AgiBot G2
Walker S1 vs AgiBot G2: UBTECH's factory humanoid against AgiBot's wheeled precision-assembly humanoid, compared on size, mobility, sensors, AI and best uses.
AlphaBot 2 by AI² Robotics vs Walker Tienkung by UBTECH
AlphaBot 2 vs Walker Tienkung: AI² Robotics' wheeled VLA humanoid against UBTECH's full-size research humanoid, compared on specs and uses.
D7 by Pudu vs Walker Tienkung by UBTECH
D7 vs Walker Tienkung: Pudu's wheeled semi-humanoid against UBTECH's full-size research humanoid, compared on size, mobility, sensors, AI and best uses.
Cruzr S2 vs Walker Tienkung by UBTECH
Cruzr S2 vs Walker Tienkung: UBTECH's wheeled assembly and service humanoid against UBTECH's full-size research humanoid, compared on specs and uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
8 AnswersVerified answers, company specifications, and deployment details about UBTECH Robotics
What is UBTECH Robotics?
UBTECH Robotics is a Shenzhen company, founded in 2012 and listed in Hong Kong (9880), that makes educational, service and industrial humanoid robots, including the Alpha, Cruzr and Walker series.
Who founded UBTECH?
UBTECH was founded on 31 March 2012 by Zhou Jian, who is its chairman and chief executive, in Shenzhen, China.
What is the UBTECH Walker S2?
Walker S2 is UBTECH's industrial humanoid, in mass production since November 2025, with a Co-Agent system for task planning and a battery that swaps itself in about three minutes.
Who buys UBTECH Walker robots?
UBTECH says customers and partners include BYD, Geely, FAW-Volkswagen, Audi FAW, BAIC New Energy, Foxconn and SF Express, and Walker orders exceeded 800 million yuan by November 2025.
Is UBTECH a public company?
Yes. UBTECH listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in December 2023 under the stock code 9880, raising about HK$1 billion.
How does the Walker S2 change its battery?
Walker S2 can swap its own battery in about three minutes, choosing between swapping and charging, so it can work continuous shifts.
What is UBTECH's production capacity?
UBTECH targets an annual capacity of 5,000 industrial humanoid robots in 2026, rising to 10,000 units by 2027, after starting mass production of the Walker S2 in November 2025.
What are UBTECH Alpha robots?
Alpha is UBTECH's line of small educational humanoids. In 2018 1,372 Alpha robots danced together to set a Guinness World Record.
Verified Data & Editorial Assurance
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