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UBTECH Robotics · social humanoid

UWORLD U1 Pro

The full-body, higher-performance model in UBTECH's consumer UWORLD U1 line of lifelike companion humanoids, with silicone skin, hair and an expressive face, meant for conversation and companionship rather than chores. Figures are for the series: 88 degrees of freedom, and male and female versions 183 cm and 168 cm tall (183 cm used here); it walks on flat indoor floors but is not built for stairs.

Price
—UWORLD U1 series starts at 119,800 yuan (about $16,800); U1 Pro price not given separately. Earlier press expected about $30,000.
Height
183 cmTaller than 93%
Weight
—Not published
Payload
—Not published
Speed
—Not published
Battery
—Not published
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Why it matters

UWORLD U1 Pro is on the market today.

Real-world use

UBTECH said cumulative orders for the U1 series passed 13,361 units by the 30 June 2026 launch; overseas sales planned from 2027.

Timeline

First shown
2026-06-02
Released
2026-09
UWORLD U1 series pre-orders opened on JD.com (launch event 30 June, Shenzhen)

Maker

UBTECH RoboticsCompany · founded 2012 · Shenzhen, China

Public company: HKEX 9880, listed 29 Dec 2023 at HK$90 (market cap HK$37.6 billion). H1 2026 revenue 1.269 billion yuan with a 339 million yuan…

How it stacks up

Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

  1. UWORLD U1 ProUBTECH Robotics · 2026183 cm
  2. FeatherFeather Robotics · 2026180 cm
  3. MagicBot D1MagicLab · 2026180 cm
  4. Galbot S1Galbot (Galaxy General Robot) · 2026179 cm
  5. Lumen H1Guanggu Dongzhi (Hubei Guanggu Dongzhi Embodied Intelligence) · 2026169 cm
  6. Unitree Dual-Arm Humanoid (R1-A5 / R1-A7 / R1-A5-D / R1-A7-D)Unitree Robotics · 2026160 cm
  7. D1ZEALS (Omakase Robotics division) · 2026159 cm
  8. Booster T2Booster Robotics · 2026140 cm

UWORLD U1 Pro is taller than 93% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.

Height 183 cm 34 cm213 cm #23 of 306 · taller than 93%

Not published by the maker: weight, speed, payload, battery, price.

What it has been shown doing

We checked public videos and press for UWORLD U1 Pro and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.

Public attention

How much public attention UWORLD U1 Pro gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Hands
unknown
Movement
Walks on legs · 88 joints
Actuators & motors
Biomimetic facial-expression actuation system with a proprietary controller (speech-to-lip-sync latency within 20 ms per UBTECH); dual-pivot biomimetic neck; 88 DoF across the series.
Materials & build
Lifelike silicone skin and realistic hair.
AI & software
Emotion-aware large language model for long-term companionship (UBTECH claims 20+ emotional states recognised), 'Agent Memory OS' long-term memory, a proactive-care engine for wake-word-free interaction, and a fast/slow 'brain' (500 ms intuitive layer plus large cloud models); local-first, encrypted storage of personal data. Owners customise appearance and personality but cannot program new behaviours.
Other details
Series has male (183 cm) and female (168 cm) versions. Three models: U1 Lite (half-body), U1 Pro (full-body, higher performance) and U1 Ultra (high-dynamic full-body). Walks on flat indoor floors, sits and stands; not built for chores or stairs.

Lineage

Every UBTECH Robotics humanoid in order.

  1. Cruzr (frame from the official video)Cruzr2017Commercial
  2. Walker (frame from the official video)Walker2018Prototype
  3. Walker X (frame from the official video)Walker X2021Commercial
  4. Panda Robot (Youyou) (frame from the official video)Panda Robot (Youyou)2021Commercial
  5. Walker S (frame from the official video)Walker S2023Pilot use
  6. Walker S1 (frame from the official video)Walker S12024Commercial
  7. Walker C (frame from the official video)Walker C2025Commercial
  8. Walker S2 (frame from the official video)Walker S22025Commercial
  9. Tiangong Xingzhe (Tien Kung Walker) (frame from the official video)Tiangong Xingzhe (Tien Kung Walker)2025Commercial
  10. No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useCruzr S22025Commercial
  11. Walker C1 (frame from the official video)Walker C12026Commercial
  12. UWORLD U1 Pro (frame from the official video)UWORLD U1 Pro2026Commercial

Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not publishedUWORLD U1 series starts at 119,800 yuan (about $16,800); U1 Pro price not given separately. Earlier press expected about $30,000.
How to get one
No official buying page found
Sold or delivered
UBTECH reported over 13,361 cumulative series orders by 30 June 2026 (over 2,100 JD.com reservations in the first week from 2 June); first deliveries were expected from mid-September 2026
Where it is sold or used
China (UBTECH, Shenzhen)
Customers and pilots
Consumers via JD.com pre-orders; UBTECH plans to donate 100 units in 2026

News

The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. UWORLD U1 series launched from 119,800 yuan

    UBTECH launched the U1 Lite, Pro and Ultra companion humanoids in Shenzhen, citing more than 13,000 cumulative orders.

    PR Newswire via AAP
  2. UBTECH opens pre-orders for lifelike companions

    Interesting Engineering reported JD.com pre-orders with a 3,000-yuan deposit, an expected price around $30,000 and deliveries from mid-September.

    Interesting Engineering

Side by side with its peers

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Full comparison
MeasureUWORLD U1 Pro (frame from the official video)UWORLD U1 ProUBTECH RoboticsLumen H1Lumen H1Guanggu Dongzhi (Hubei Guanggu Dongzhi Embodied Intelligence)Same jobs: retail, social · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar sizeMornine (AiMOGA M1)Mornine (AiMOGA M1)AiMOGA Robotics (Chery)Same jobs: retail, social · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar sizeGR-3GR-3FourierSame jobs: care, social · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size
First shown2026-06-022026-022025-042025-08-06
StatusCommercialCommercialCommercialPilot use
Height183 cm169 cm167 cm165 cm
Weight—69 kg70 kg71 kg
Joints88404055
Speed—2.9 km/h——
Payload—2 kg—3 kg
Battery—2 h2 h—
Price——$41,400—

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

UBTECH via Cision / AAP UBTECH Launches UWORLD U1, the World's First Full-Size Mass-Produced Ultra-Bionic Humanoid Robot UBTECH Robotics U1 PRO Interesting Engineering China's UBTECH humanoid robot companions

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