UBTech Walker S2, one of the first mass-produced humanoid robots, is about to start a border patrol job in China. What does this mean for humanity?

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UBTECH has begun mass production and delivery of the first batch of several hundred full-size industrial humanoid robots, Walker S2, which will be ...

China’s UBTech Robotics has secured a 264 million yuan (US$37 million) contract to deploy industrial-grade humanoid robots across border crossings in Guangxi, expanding the country’s push to apply ...

The initiative features the industrial-grade Walker S2, billed as the world’s first humanoid robot capable of replacing its own battery.

Brett Adcock, founder and CEO of U.S. robotics company Figure, says a viral video by China’s UBTECH Robotics that shows hundreds of humanoid robots marching formation is not real, arguing the footage ...

China has signed a $37 million deal with UBTech Robotics to try using humanoid robots to patrol the country's border with Vietnam.

Doubt over dramatic footage due to a ‘lack of understanding’ about China’s strong manufacturing capability and supply chain, UBtech says.

A view of mass delivery of UBTECH Robotics’ full-size industrial humanoid robots Walker S2 in November in Shenzhen, South ...

China’s UBTech Robotics has secured a $37 million contract to deploy industrial-grade humanoid robots across border crossings in Guangxi ...