UBTECH Robotics · industrial humanoid
Walker S1
Factory humanoid that moved boxes, checked car badges and lamps, and learned group tasks through UBTECH's BrainNet software. Detailed specs not confirmed in this pass.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
Official maker page, not an affiliate link. Checked 2026-10-10.
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Why it matters
Took part in what UBTECH called the first multi-robot, multi-task collaborative training in a factory (Zeekr, 2025).
Real-world use
Trained at BYD, Zeekr, Geely, Foxconn and SF Express in late 2024 and 2025; about 500 orders reported from car makers in 2024.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2024
- Released
- 2024-10
Maker
UBTECH RoboticsCompany · founded 2012 · Shenzhen, ChinaPublic 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…
What it has been shown doing
3 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Pick & sortteams of Walker S1 sort materials and move boxes at Zeekr's Ningbo factory (training deployment) · Mar 2025 · scmp.com
- Use toolstightens screws with an electric screwdriver among factory skills shown · Oct 2024 · interestingengineering.com
- Works on sitedozens of units deployed in Zeekr factory zones: assembly, SPS, quality inspection · Mar 2025 · humanoidsdaily.com
Not shown yet:AssembleFoldKitchenFineStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarryAutonomous
Public attention
#11 of 377 current humanoids in public attention.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 4 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- 3 reported deployments
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
- Actuators & motors
- 41 degrees of freedom (heise). UBTECH notes joint cooling engineered for long high-load work.
- Sensors & vision
- Multiple visual and acoustic sensors for 360-degree multimodal perception; semantic visual SLAM navigation.
- AI & software
- Large language model for task planning and intent understanding; two-stage semantic VSLAM; learning-based end-to-end whole-body motion control.
- Other details
- Market launch of current version October 2024 (heise).
Lineage
Every UBTECH Robotics humanoid in order.
Cruzr2017Commercial
Walker2018Prototype
Walker X2021Commercial
Panda Robot (Youyou)2021Commercial
Walker S2023Pilot use
Walker S12024Commercial
Walker C2025Commercial
Walker S22025Commercial
Tiangong Xingzhe (Tien Kung Walker)2025Commercial- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useCruzr S22025Commercial
Walker C12026Commercial
UWORLD U1 Pro2026Commercial
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- Maker's website
- Sold or delivered
- About 500 orders from car makers in 2024 (heise, citing UBTECH); no delivery count found.
- Where it is sold or used
- China
- Customers and pilots
- BYD (logistics with AMRs/AGVs), NIO, SF Express (tests), Foxconn training project agreed 15 Jan 2025 for Zhengzhou plants (heise; UBTECH).
Where it works
3 reported deployments.
- Pilot
BYD
Walker S1 handles materials in a BYD factory as part of a logistics setup with AMRs and AGVs. UBTECH Robotics
- Pilot
Foxconn · Foxconn Zhengzhou plants · Zhengzhou · since 2025-01
Foxconn agreed a Walker S1 training project in January 2025, aiming to use the robots in its Zhengzhou factories. heise online
- Pilot
SF Express
Courier SF Express has tested UBTECH's Walker robots for logistics work. heise online
News
The latest 4, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- UBTECH sells 921 full-size humanoids in H1 2026
Full-size humanoid revenue reached 590 million yuan, 46.5% of total (company figures).
Gasgoo - Omdia puts UBTECH third in 2025 humanoid shipments
Omdia estimated about 1,000 UBTECH humanoids shipped in 2025.
TechNode - Walker S2 mass delivery begins
UBTECH started shipping the first several hundred Walker S2 units; Walker orders in 2025 passed 800 million yuan (company figure).
AAP / Cision - Walker S1 in BYD and NIO plants; Foxconn project
UBTECH reported about 500 car-maker orders in 2024 and a training deal with Foxconn.
heise online
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Walker S1UBTECH Robotics |  Forerunner K2 'Bumblebee'Kepler Exploration RoboticsSame jobs: industrial, logistics · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots |  Figure 03Figure AISame jobs: logistics, industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useSuyuanShanghai ElectricSame jobs: industrial, logistics · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2024 | 2024-10 | 2025-10-09 | 2025-07-26 |
| Status | Commercial | Pilot use | Commercial | Pilot use |
| Height | — | 175 cm | 173 cm | 167 cm |
| Weight | — | 75 kg | 61 kg | 50 kg |
| Joints | — | 52 | 60 | 38 |
| Speed | — | — | 4.3 km/h | 5 km/h |
| Payload | — | 15 kg | 20 kg | 10 kg |
| Battery | — | 8 h | 5 h | — |
| Price | — | $30,000 | — | — |
Sources
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