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UBTECH
The Shenzhen maker of the Walker industrial humanoids — the first in the world with autonomous battery swap, with an EU office.
China (Shenzhen) · 2012 · Industrial and service robots
About UBTECH
UBTECH Robotics was founded in 2012 in Shenzhen by Zhou Jian (James Zhou). In 2018 it raised USD 820M in a Tencent-led Series C, on 29 December 2023 it became the first humanoid maker listed in Hong Kong (9880.HK) and in 2025 it placed shares worth about HKD 7.3B. About 2,000 employees, a European office in Nijmegen.
The Walker industrial line: Walker S (2024) → Walker S1 (October 2024, BYD, NIO, Zeekr) → Walker S2 (launched 23 July 2025, mass production from 17 November 2025): 176 cm, 70 kg, 15 kg payload, 2.5 h and autonomous battery swap in 3 minutes. Customers BYD, Dongfeng Liuzhou, Geely, FAW-Volkswagen, Audi FAW, BAIC, Foxconn, SF Express and, since 2026, Airbus; 1,079 full-size humanoids shipped in 2025.
Besides Walker, UBTECH makes Cruzr service robots, the CADEBOT delivery robot, Alpha consumer humanoids and educational kits, and in February 2026 open-sourced the Thinker model.
For ROBOTio, UBTECH is exceptional for having its own European office — for industrial clients we verify the distributor, service and certification. Walker does not belong at events (1.5 m clearance); there we deploy the Unitree G1 and H2.
UBTECH models at ROBOTio
- UBTECH Walker S2 — Industrial humanoid: 176 cm, 70 kg, 30 DoF, 15 kg payload, 2.5 h, autonomous battery swap in 3 min. Mass-produced since 11/2025.
Who UBTECH makes sense for
Automotive
BYD, Geely, FAW-Volkswagen, Audi FAW, BAIC — handling and quality inspection.
Electronics and logistics
Foxconn, SF Express.
Aerospace
Airbus (2026).
Availability & service in Europe
- Mass production and deliveries to businesses since November 2025
- UBTECH's European office in Nijmegen
- Price — not published
- Certification for specific EU deployments
- For a production-line pilot we compare Walker S2 with AgiBot G2, Digit and Apollo and verify European service.
- For a trade fair we deliver a humanoid from our fleet and add the facts on Walker.
Service and support status on ServisRobot.cz — The overview shows which models we service and to what extent.