UFACTORY
About
About UFACTORY
UFACTORY’s xArm range provides five-, six- and seven-axis robot arms with integrated controllers, collision detection and mounting support for grippers, vacuum tools and external equipment. Lite and uArm systems address lighter education and desktop work, while larger xArm configurations are used for assembly, machine tending, laboratory handling and physical-AI development.
UFACTORY Studio provides graphical setup and live control, while Python, C++, ROS, ROS 2 and Modbus interfaces allow developers to build their own application layer. Configuration files, simulation support and documented tool connections simplify replication across several units. The company sells complete arms, end effectors and developer resources through international channels rather than limiting access to systems integrators.
Products
- 850
850
- UFACTORY xArm 7
xArm
- xArm 6
xArm
Operations
Operating milestones
- Operating milestone
2026-09-11 - Cheetah Mobile reported RMB54.5 million of Q2 2026 revenue for its combined Robotics and others segment, including a contribution from UFACTORY; this is not standalone UFACTORY revenue. - Cheetah Mobile Robotics and others segment, including UFACTORY
Source - Operating milestone
2023-02-22 - UFACTORY reported 24-hour, seven-day operation for the documented Botlegger robot barista. - Botlegger documented customer system
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Observed use
- UFACTORY xArm 7 with Sharpa Wave
Research Experiment - Mounted - FINGR used a Sharpa Wave hand mounted on an xArm7 for autonomous 2×2 cube turns and solves, with marker tracking and table-assisted regrasping.
Source - 850 with RealSense D555 PoE
Physical Demo - Mounted - UFACTORY demonstrated its 850 arm with a RealSense D555 camera and internal Ethernet routing in the official ufactory_vision project.
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Supply
Team
- Evan Deng - uArm founding team member
- Eric Wang - uArm founding team member - He helped shape UFACTORY's early uArm product and its accessibility focus for students, makers and robotics learners.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-09-11 - Market Signal - Cheetah Mobile reports Q2 robotics revenue growth with UFACTORY contribution
Robotics and others revenue rose 72.5% year over year and 6.4% quarter over quarter to RMB54.5 million. The segment represented 20.5% of Cheetah Mobile revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Cheetah Mobile attributed the increase to higher robotic-product sales and said UFACTORY contributed to year-over-year growth; the figure is not standalone UFACTORY revenue.
Source - 2025-07-29 - Acquisition - UFACTORY becomes a controlled Cheetah Mobile subsidiary
Cheetah Mobile acquired an additional 60.8% interest for RMB99.5 million after previously holding 19.2%. Direct ownership reached 80.0%, equivalent to approximately 75.8% ultimate beneficial ownership. Purchase accounting measured aggregate consideration at RMB131.0 million including the previously held stake.
Source - 2023-05-09 - Product Launch - UFACTORY launches AC control box for xArm
The control box accepts AC mains power rather than relying on an external DC supply. UFACTORY positioned the unit for fixed industrial and commercial xArm installations. The release added an enclosure and connection option around the existing arm platform rather than a new arm model.
Source - 2023-02-22 - Deployment - UFACTORY xArm powers Botlegger robot barista
The customer case describes 24/7 operation for repetitive coffee preparation and service. The documented system replaces at least two staff positions in the operating setup. The xArm provides the manipulation layer inside Botlegger's wider beverage machine rather than constituting the complete customer system.
Source - 2018-10-25 - Market Signal - UFACTORY xArm reaches Kickstarter target in 18 hours
UFACTORY's xArm campaign reached its $200,000 Kickstarter target in 18 hours. The arm was marketed for small businesses, research labs and maker spaces. The campaign gave UFACTORY a public signal for lightweight robot-arm demand.
Source - 2014-03-05 - Market Signal - Wired profiles UFACTORY uArm Kickstarter project
Wired profiled UFACTORY's Shenzhen team and its open uArm robotic arm project. The article named Evan Deng and Eric Wang among the project team members. The project positioned uArm as a low-cost developer and education robot arm.
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Context
Context tags
- Open robot arm platform - Peer Group - UFACTORY material and the xArm developer GitHub organization support open/developer platform positioning.
- Robot arm development platform - Stack Layer - xArm/uArm product material targets developers, education, research and small manufacturers.
- China robot builder - Peer Group - UFACTORY is a China-based robot-arm supplier with Shenzhen company references.