BYD
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇨🇳 UBTech Walker S2
UBTech Robotics · China · unveiled 2025
limited-production
task-autonomous
electric
data confidence: medium
Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%92.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%88.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%62.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%74.9
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%96.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
World's first humanoid to autonomously hot-swap its own battery (dual 48V packs, under 3 minutes via dual-arm coordination) for continuous 24/7 operation; entered mass production Nov 2025 with RMB 800M+ in orders.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
Foxconn
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Airbus
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Texas Instruments
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Hitachi Elevator
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
JD Logistics
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
BMW
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
SF Express
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Fangchenggang border (Vietnam border patrol, $37M contract)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
176.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
95.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
15.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
2.0 m/s
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
2.0 h
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
52 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
22 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
Yes
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
bipedal
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
BrainNet 2.0 + Co-Agent
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
task-autonomous
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
limited-production
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
160000.0 USD
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
UBTech Walker S2 in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Figure 02 →Walker S2 is a humanoid robot from UBTech in China, and it is in limited production. It scores 75.5 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 10th of 156 — in the top 10%.
On the leaderboard it sits between Figure 02 (HMX 76.6) and Unitree H2 Plus (HMX 74.5).
It is at or above the category median on every machine pillar, most of all manipulation & dexterity: 88.0 against a median of 41.3.
By the published specifications, it has more degrees of freedom per hand than 94% of the 72 other humanoid robots publishing a per-hand figure (22), is heavier than 90% of the 115 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (95 kg) and is taller than 80% of the 123 other humanoid robots publishing a height (176 cm).
Its published price of $160,000 is below 2% of the 55 other humanoid robots with a public price — nearer the expensive end, with a median published price of $29,900.
On autonomy, it has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. 9 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a medium-confidence grade from 4 cited sources, as of 2026-06.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-06
- https://www.ubtrobot.com/en/humanoid/products/walker-s2
- https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/08/01/ubtech-unveils-worlds-first-humanoid-robot-to-autonomously-swap-its-own-battery/93467/
- https://humanoid.press/database/humanoid-press-walker-s2/
- https://www.intelligentliving.co/walker-s2-humanoid-changes-own-batteries/
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the UBTech Walker S2
How much does the UBTech Walker S2 cost?
The UBTech Walker S2 has a published price of $160,000.
What are the UBTech Walker S2's specs?
Published specifications: payload 15 kg, speed 2 m/s, runtime 2 h, degrees of freedom 52, degrees of freedom per hand 22, height 176 cm, weight 95 kg.
Is the UBTech Walker S2 autonomous?
The UBTech Walker S2 has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the UBTech Walker S2 compare to the Figure 02?
On the HMX, the UBTech Walker S2 scores 75.5 and the Figure 02 76.6. The UBTech Walker S2 leads on manipulation & dexterity, hardware & engineering and commercial readiness & deployment; the Figure 02 leads on autonomy & intelligence, mobility & locomotion and ecosystem & viability.
Who makes the UBTech Walker S2?
The UBTech Walker S2 is made by UBTech, in China.
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Change history · 1 applied update
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Spec update Update Walker S2
ai_model: BrainNet 2.0 + Co-Agents multimodal reasoning → BrainNet 2.0 + Co-Agent; weight_kg: 73 → 95; hand_dof_per_hand: 11 → 22; price_usd: 90000 → 160000; deployments: BYD, Geely Auto, Zeekr, NIO, FAW-Volkswagen, Audi FAW, BAIC New Energy, Foxconn, SF Express → BYD, Foxconn, Airbus, Texas Instruments, Hitachi Elevator, JD Logistics, BMW, SF Express, Fangchenggang border (Vietnam border patrol, $37M contract)2026-08-27T04:48:35+00:00 · by agent-auto
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.