Ultra Magnus
About
About Ultra Magnus
Ultra Magnus is a humanoid robot prototype jointly developed by APLUX and Ti5 Robot for on-device AI and physical interaction. It combines APLUX's fusion-architecture operating system and edge-AI software with a Qualcomm QCS8550 processor, while Ti5 provides joint modules and motion-control algorithms. The partners introduced the robot at CES 2025 as an integrated humanoid development programme.
An onboard language model processes speech and user intent, while visual perception supplies information for motion control and action planning. The architecture brings interaction, sensing, decision-making and execution onto the robot's computing platform. This approach supports experiments in responsive conversation and coordinated physical behaviour, with the partners developing applications for commercial environments. Ultra Magnus remains a prototype through which the combined operating system, processor and robot-control stack are being developed and demonstrated.
Capabilities
Source-backed capabilities
- Natural-language interaction
Claimed - Converse naturally and interpret user instructions with the onboard language model.
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Deployments
- Customer Site
One public-street validation site - 2025-06-16 - 88 Dongyu Street intersection, Jinjiang District, Chengdu - public_street - APLUX field-tested Ultra Magnus at one Chengdu street intersection as a traffic-guidance assistant.
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Supply
Supply / Components
- Ultra Magnus
Embedded Compute - Compute & Control - Qualcomm - APLUX's Ultra Magnus prototype incorporated Qualcomm QCS8550 compute at CES 2025 - source: aidlux.com
Source - Ultra Magnus
Joint Module - Actuation - Ti5 Robot - APLUX's Ultra Magnus prototype incorporated Ti5 Robot joint modules and motion control at CES 2025 - source: aidlux.com
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Timeline
- APLUX tests Ultra Magnus as a Chengdu traffic assistant
2025-06-16 - Deployment - At 88 Dongyu Street in Jinjiang District, the robot walked to its assigned point and responded to changes in traffic-light signals. Gestures and spoken reminders helped police guide pedestrians; the trial also included traffic-safety explanations and answers to public questions.
Source - APLUX wins OFweek’s emerging embodied-intelligence brand award
2025-04-10 - Award - The award programme drew nearly 300 entries; APLUX highlighted on-device multimodal interaction in its humanoid submission. The robot integrated interaction, motion control and AI decision-making on one board and used local models for operation without a network connection.
Source - APLUX introduces Ultra Magnus with Ti5 and Qualcomm
2025-01-06 - Product Launch - APLUX supplied its fusion-architecture operating system and edge AI, while Qualcomm QCS8550 supported onboard compute, perception and planning. Ti5 provided joint modules and motion-control algorithms; local language-model and vision processing supported voice interaction and robot action planning.
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Context
Market context
Ultra Magnus is APLUX's bipedal humanoid for urban management and commercial environments, using onboard compute and Fusion OS for interaction and motion planning.
- Target environment: Urban service environments, commercial facilities, public-facing service sites and humanoid pilot settings.
- Workflow context: Bipedal mobility, voice interaction, visual perception, motion planning, public service support and mobile manipulation.
- Customer context: Commercial operators, municipal service teams and robotics developers evaluating full-scale humanoids.
- Deployment model: Early humanoid platform model with public-facing service positioning.
- Commercial maturity: Emerging product surface.
- Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on reliability, safety, service support, task fit and integration with site workflows.
- Market position: Chinese full-scale humanoid platform combining mobility, interaction and manipulation for public-facing workflows.
- Adjacent products: Unitree G1, Galbot G1, Casbot 02, Walker S
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