“The biggest advantage of this friend is that it can work ‘007, 0:00 to 0:00, seven days a week,’” said Lao, a public relations officer at UBTECH Robotics, a humanoid, human-shaped robot company in ...

Chinese robotics firm UBTech plans to release a US$20,000 household humanoid robot later this year, positioning itself as a direct competitor to Tesla’s Optimus. The Shenzhen-based company, previously ...

The race to bring humanoid robots into homes is heating up, with major tech firms betting on what many see as the next frontier in consumer technology. Tesla, Figure AI, and startups across China, the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Walk­er S2 uses a dual‐battery system comprising two 48 V lithium‐ion packs. When one battery nears depletion – typically after around two hours walking or four hours standing – the robot ...

UBTech Robotics, a leading Chinese manufacturer of factory robots, has secured a credit line of up to US$1 billion from a Hong Kong investment firm to finance its production expansion, including a ...

Ubtech Robotics' new Walker S2 humanoid robot changes its own battery in a demo video designed to showcase how autonomous battery swapping could let robots work 24/7 without interruption. Jesse Orrall ...

If you’ve always been one to scoff at the idea of a robot uprising, then this story out of China might give you pause for thought. It’s about what is apparently the first-ever humanoid robot that’s ...

Shares of UBTech Robotics jumped after it received a large order for humanoid robots, renewing market optimism for the company's business outlook. Shares of the Chinese startup jumped as much as 10% ...

Huawei Technologies has partnered with UBTech Robotics to advance the development of humanoids for factories and households, according to a joint announcement on Monday, as China ramps up broader ...