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2026-10-20 - Partnership - JWIPC discloses robot-controller co-development with UBTECH - The controller portfolio spans humanoids, quadrupeds, industrial arms, AGVs/AMRs and service robots. The company supports NVIDIA, Intel and Rockchip platforms and offers motion-control, model-compute and combined-controller configurations. Its AgiBot… - source: pdf.dfcfw.com 2026-10-19 - Partnership - UBTECH and Ras Al Khaimah sign humanoid climate-testing memorandum - Initial applications cover industrial assembly, public-facing services, elder care and cultural spaces. UBTECH plans to send robots and engineering teams, while the emirate provides a testing sandbox and links to research institutions. Trials are intended to… - source: prnewswire.com 2026-10-16 - Partnership - UBTECH executes exclusive Japanese distribution agreement with Bitcoin Japan - The models are Walker S2, Walker Tienkung, Tienkung Dex, Sky Walker, Walker C1 and Cruzr S2. Bitcoin Japan plans a prepayment and Japanese certification applications beginning with Walker C1. Before certification, the company plans supply for legally… - source: hotta-marusho.co.jp 2026-10-09 - Partnership - UBTECH and C&D plan humanoid robotics joint venture in Fujian - The planned venture will operate a regional technology centre combining maintenance, training, application development, equipment rental and sales, and competitions. The partners intend to apply robots within C&D’s supply-chain and property businesses; the… - source: guandian.hk 2026-10-08 - Partnership - UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen expand humanoid cooperation into logistics - The work extends a relationship that previously brought Walker S Lite into vehicle-quality inspection training at FAW-Volkswagen's Qingdao plant. UBTECH's industrial robot architecture combines embodied reasoning, motion control, robot hardware and… - source: t.cj.sina.com.cn 2026-10-01 - Production Milestone - UBTECH factory tour outlines potential capacity of around 1,500 humanoids per month - At maximum capacity, the line is designed to complete a humanoid every eight to ten minutes. The tour shows Cruzr Y1 material handling, Cruzr S2 sorting and assembly, and U7 Wally forklift transport. Siemens supports the digital-factory system. - source: x.com 2026-09-12 - Production Milestone - UBTECH opens Liuzhou humanoid manufacturing facility - The 14,000-square-metre facility was designed for one robot every ten minutes and planned annual capacity above 10,000 units. Cruzr Y1 and Cruzr S2 handled material-supply tasks, while reconfigurable assembly workstations supported mixed Walker and Cruzr… - source: sznews.com 2026-08-28 - Market Signal - UBTECH reports CNY1.27B H1 revenue as full-size humanoid sales reach 921 units - Full-size embodied-intelligent humanoid products and services generated CNY590.3 million, representing 46.5% of group revenue compared with 6.1% a year earlier. Gross profit rose 160.9% to CNY566.9 million and gross margin increased 9.7 percentage points to… - source: financialfilings.com 2026-07-13 - Partnership - UBTECH and Hitachi begin Walker S2 manufacturing validation - The cooperation covered elevators, building systems, healthcare, industrial equipment and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Hitachi China Research Institute, UBTECH and Hitachi Elevator conducted secondary development and operational testing on an… - source: ubtrobot.com 2026-07-13 - Deployment - UBTECH begins Walker S2 logistics pilot with ROSSMANN - Terra Robotics became the exclusive distributor for Germany, Switzerland and Austria and purchased an initial batch of several dozen humanoids. The long-term pilot involved material handling and sorting in ROSSMANN logistics environments, with staff feedback… - source: ubtrobot.com 2026-07-13 - Partnership - Manifold AI and UBTECH partner to commercialize world-model robotics - The agreement covers embodied-AI deployment across generalized multi-industry scenarios and a closed data loop for world models. Manifold AI brings its WorldScape model family, while UBTECH contributes robot platforms and mass-production capability. The… - source: i.gasgoo.com 2026-07-08 - Partnership - UBTECH and Shenhao partner on humanoids for power-grid operations - The companies will target substations, distribution rooms and other State Grid and China Southern Power Grid operation scenarios. The cooperation combines UBTECH humanoid robotics with Shenhao Technology's power-industry integration and deployment… - source: m.gasgoo.com 2026-06-30 - Product Launch - UBTECH UWORLD launches U1 humanoid companion robot and reports over 11,000 orders - Chinese coverage reports more than 11,000 U1 orders by launch day. The U1 is positioned as a consumer companion humanoid under UBTECH’s UWORLD brand. First deliveries are targeted from mid-September 2026. - source: ithome.com 2026-04-14 - Market Signal - UBTECH reports 2025 annual results with humanoid robots as its largest revenue source - UBTECH reported 2025 revenue of RMB 2.001 billion, up 53.3% year over year, with humanoid robots becoming the company''s largest revenue source at 41.1% of total revenue. Revenue from full-size embodied intelligent humanoid robots reached about RMB 821… - source: owebsite-cdn.ubtrobot.com 2026-04-07 - Partnership - UBTECH subsidiary UQI signs strategic cooperation agreement with Honda Trading China - UBTECH, through its smart logistics subsidiary UQI, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Honda Trading (China) Co., Ltd. focused on embodied AI deployment in industrial environments. The two sides said they will explore the use of humanoid robots… - source: autonews.gasgoo.com 2026-03-17 - Partnership - UBTECH Walker S2 delivered to ROSSMANN for logistics pilot - Terra Robotics supplied the robot to ROSSMANN’s Burgwedel logistics operation on 17 March 2026. The pilot will run through 2026, progressing from initial use cases to practical integration and assessment of possible expansion. ROSSMANN will assess IT… - source: unternehmen.rossmann.de 2026-01-21 - Partnership - UBTECH signs Airbus cooperation agreement for aviation manufacturing - UBTECH and Airbus agreed to collaborate on aviation-manufacturing robot applications. The agreement expands UBTECH's industrial humanoid deployment footprint. The partnership targets manufacturing efficiency and automation in aerospace operations. - source: reuters.com 2026-01-21 - Market Signal - UBTECH reports CNY1.4 billion in 2025 humanoid orders - The company expected industrial humanoid capacity to exceed 10,000 units in 2026. Walker S2 production had begun in November 2025, while the company was expanding toward manufacturing markets in Europe and the United States. - source: sz.gov.cn 2025-12-24 - Acquisition - UBTECH acquires controlling stake in Zhejiang Fenglong Electric - UBTECH announced a controlling-stake acquisition in Zhejiang Fenglong Electric. The transaction is positioned as a supply-chain and manufacturing-scale move. The deal supports UBTECH's humanoid commercialization and production strategy. - source: scmp.com 2025-12-14 - Partnership - UBTECH signs robotics cooperation agreement with Texas Instruments - Walker S2 combined RGB binocular perception with autonomous dual-battery swapping for sustained factory use. The platform was rated for handling loads up to 15 kilograms across a zero-to-1.8-metre workspace. - source: wrco.org.cn 2025-12-03 - Partnership - Agroz and UBTECH launch Agroz Robotics for AI-enabled farm automation - Agroz and UBTECH announced a new robotics collaboration for farming automation. The partnership integrates AI robotics into an operating-system layer for farm operations. Initial scope includes automation across seeding, monitoring, and harvesting workflows. - source: prnewswire.com 2025-12-02 - Market Signal - UBTECH completes December 2025 H-share placement with HK$3.056B net proceeds - Completion took place on 2 December 2025; UBTECH placed 31,468,000 new H shares at HK$98.80 each with no fewer than six independent placees. Net proceeds were approximately HK$3,055.71 million, with HK$2,291.78 million allocated to potential upstream or… - source: www1.hkexnews.hk 2025-11-25 - Contract Award - UBTECH secures Fangchenggang humanoid robotics contract - The agreement was with a humanoid-robot centre in Fangchenggang, Guangxi, with deliveries expected to begin in December 2025. Planned tasks covered traveller guidance, personnel-flow management, patrols, logistics and inspections in steel, copper and… - source: scmp.com 2025-11-17 - Production Milestone - UBTECH begins Walker S2 production and first-batch delivery - The 2025 delivery goal was 500 units; the announced annual-capacity targets were 5,000 robots in 2026 and 10,000 in 2027. Walker-series orders exceeded CNY800 million, including a CNY159 million data-collection-centre contract in Zigong. Robots were to enter… - source: prnewswire.com 2025-10-29 - Deployment - UBTECH showcases Chitu unmanned logistics vehicle and automated manufacturing process - What is Chitu α Chitu α, also known as Chitu or Chitu L4, is an L4-level autonomous logistics vehicle and a key component of UBTECH’s full-stack robotics solution for smart factories In BYD’s Changsha industrial park, UBTECH reports that Walker S1/S2, Wali… - source: interestingengineering.com 2025-07-28 - Market Signal - UBTECH completes July 2025 H-share placement with HK$2.410B net proceeds - Completion took place on 28 July 2025; UBTECH placed 30,155,450 new H shares at HK$82.00 each with no fewer than six independent placees. Net proceeds were approximately HK$2,410.26 million after fees, including HK$1,933.91 million allocated to business… - source: www1.hkexnews.hk 2025-07-23 - Product Launch - UBTECH launches Walker S2 industrial humanoid - The 1.76-metre platform paired BrainNet 2.0 with the Co-Agent industrial agent architecture. Its dual-battery system was designed to replenish power without a manual battery change, supporting extended-duty industrial workflows. - source: gmt8press.com 2025-05-12 - Partnership - Huawei, UBTech partner to speed up humanoid robots, open innovation center - Huawei and UBTech signed a partnership to jointly develop humanoid robotics using Huawei's AI infrastructure and UBTech's robotics platforms. An innovation center focused on embodied intelligence will be established to accelerate humanoid robot development… - source: scmp.com 2025-04-24 - Contract Award - UBTECH signs first small-batch industrial humanoid contract - The contract covers large bipedal robots for factory manufacturing and commercial hospitality needs. UBTECH disclosed that it had received the purchaser’s advance payment. The announcement did not disclose the purchaser, unit count or contract value. - source: owebsite-cdn.ubtrobot.com 2025-04-13 - Deployment - UBTECH Walker C begins reception role at Osaka Expo - The robot greeted opening-ceremony guests and was scheduled to work at the pavilion’s South Square for the following six months. A customized multilingual interaction system introduced pavilion highlights and answered visitor questions using tailored… - source: szns.gov.cn 2025-03-13 - Product Launch - UBTECH and Beijing center launch Tiangong Walker for research institutions - UBTECH and Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center launched Tiangong Walker. The platform is positioned for university and research-institution use cases. The release expands access to full-size humanoid hardware for applied robotics R&D. - source: technode.com 2025-03-04 - Deployment - UBTECH conducts collaborative humanoid training at Zeekr factory - Training covered final assembly, instrument supply, quality inspection and door-assembly areas. The exercises included material handling, sorting, precision assembly and quality control, using visual tracking and multi-robot coordination. - source: regional.chinadaily.com.cn 2025-03-03 - Deployment - UBTECH Deploys Humanoid Robots at Zeekr's Smart Factory - • UBTECH deployed dozens of Walker S1 humanoid robots at Zeekr's 5G-enabled smart factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. • These robots collaborated on tasks such as material handling, sorting, precision assembly, and quality control. • The deployment marked… - source: regional.chinadaily.com.cn 2025-02-27 - Market Signal - UBTECH completes February 2025 H-share placement with HK$876.32M net proceeds - UBTECH completed the February 2025 placing on 27 February 2025, issuing 10,155,099 new H shares at HK$90 per share for approximately HK$876.32 million in net proceeds after fees and expenses. The filing identifies this as a placing under the General Mandate… - source: hkexnews.hk 2024-12-27 - Market Signal - Luster says FZMotion has served Unitree, UBTECH and Xiaomi robot R&D - Luster said its subsidiary YMate3D had launched the FZMotion AI motion-capture product for spatial positioning and computing. The disclosed robotics use cases covered embodied-intelligence product R&D and training for Unitree, UBTECH and Xiaomi. Luster said… - source: nbd.com.cn 2024-12-17 - Partnership - Audi FAW NEV Company announces MoU with UBTECH Robotics and the Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics - Audi said its new Changchun plant would explore the next step in humanoid-robot use for car production through a memorandum of understanding involving Audi FAW NEV Company, UBTECH Robotics, and the Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics. The… - source: audi-mediacenter.com 2024-11-26 - Market Signal - UBTECH completes November 2024 H-share placement with HK$587.16M gross proceeds - UBTECH completed the November 2024 placing on 26 November 2024, issuing 7 million new H shares at HK$83.88 per share for approximately HK$587.16 million in gross proceeds. The filing identifies this as a placing under the General Mandate by the already… - source: hkexnews.hk 2024-10-29 - Market Signal - UBTECH completes October 2024 H-share placement with HK$436.07M gross proceeds - UBTECH completed the October 2024 placing on 29 October 2024, issuing 5.06 million new H shares at HK$86.18 per share for approximately HK$436.07 million in gross proceeds. The filing identifies this as a placing under the General Mandate by the already… - source: hkexnews.hk 2024-09-02 - Partnership - Changsheng Bearings confirms joint R&D work with UBTECH and AgiBot - Changsheng Bearings said on September 2, 2024 that cooperation with both UBTECH and AgiBot was at the technical-exchange and cooperative-R&D stage. The investor-platform response did not claim that either collaboration had reached a supply order, production… - source: yicai.com 2024-08-05 - Deployment - UBTECH reports Walker S Lite factory trial at Zeekr - The robot assisted employees with lifting and carrying, with the maker describing stable movement while lifting 15-kilogram boxes. The trial combined visual navigation, imitation learning and whole-body control, including coordination with automated guided… - source: cnevpost.com 2024-07-03 - Partnership - UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen plan Walker S factory trials - FAW-Volkswagen would provide production-line access for future bolt-tightening, component-assembly and automotive-parts handling trials. UBTECH planned to refine Walker S for industrial applications while supporting the factory’s automation programme. - source: global.chinadaily.com.cn 2024-04-30 - Product Launch - UBTECH Robotics Launches UGOT Educational Robot Kit - • UBTECH Robotics launched UGOT, a modular AI educational robot kit, on September 7, 2023. • The kit allows users to build up to seven different robot designs and integrates with AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT. • The company initiated a crowdfunding… - source: hkexnews.hk 2024-04-01 - Partnership - UBTECH integrates Baidu ERNIE with Walker S - A released video showed voice-command responses, clothes folding, object sorting and clothing-advice interactions. UBTECH planned further language-model development over the following two to three years, alongside factory training and proposed small-batch… - source: yicaiglobal.com 2023-12-29 - Market Signal - UBTECH lists on HKEX as first listed humanoid robot company - UBTECH began Main Board trading on 29 December 2023 under stock code 09880. The final net proceeds were HK$931.21 million after a partial exercise of the over-allotment option. The listing established a public-market capital base for the company's humanoid… - source: hkexnews.hk 2018-05-03 - Funding - UBTECH raises USD820M Series C at USD5B valuation - Tencent led the completed financing. Participants included Green Pine Capital, Haier, Minsheng Securities, CDH Investments and Telstra Ventures. The financing supported UBTECH's artificial-intelligence and humanoid-robot development. - source: roboticstomorrow.com 2017-11-17 - Funding - UBTECH raises USD40M in Tencent-led financing - Tencent led the disclosed financing. UBTECH planned to use the capital for robotics and artificial-intelligence research and development. The financing followed UBTECH's USD100 million Series B in 2016. - source: technode.com 2016-07-25 - Funding - UBTECH raises USD100M Series B at USD1B valuation - CDH Investments led the financing, with CITIC Securities and other investors participating. UBTECH planned to use the capital for research and development, new industry applications and research centres in China and the United States. The financing… - source: globalprivatecapital.org 2015-12-01 - Funding - UBTECH raises USD20M Series A - Qiming Venture Partners participated in the financing. The capital supported development and commercialization of UBTECH's humanoid and service-robot portfolio. The financing preceded UBTECH's USD100 million Series B in 2016. - source: seedtable.com 2014-10-30 - Funding - UBTECH completes CNY20.59M Pre-A financing - Four primary subscription closings between October 2013 and October 2014 totaled CNY20.59 million. Participants included Leaguer Huarui, Zhengxuan Investment and Zhao Guoqun. The final Pre-A closing implied a CNY154 million valuation. - source: www1.hkexnews.hk View UBTECH Robotics overview