UBTECH Robotics · social humanoid
UWORLD U1 Pro
The full-body, higher-performance model in UBTECH's consumer UWORLD U1 line of lifelike companion humanoids, with silicone skin, hair and an expressive face, meant for conversation and companionship rather than chores. Figures are for the series: 88 degrees of freedom, and male and female versions 183 cm and 168 cm tall (183 cm used here); it walks on flat indoor floors but is not built for stairs.
- Price
- —UWORLD U1 series starts at 119,800 yuan (about $16,800); U1 Pro price not given separately. Earlier press expected about $30,000.
- Height
- 183 cmTaller than 93%
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
UWORLD U1 Pro is on the market today.
Real-world use
UBTECH said cumulative orders for the U1 series passed 13,361 units by the 30 June 2026 launch; overseas sales planned from 2027.
Timeline
- Released
- 2026-09
Maker
UBTECH RoboticsCompany · founded 2012 · Shenzhen, ChinaPublic company: HKEX 9880, listed 29 Dec 2023 at HK$90 (market cap HK$37.6 billion). H1 2026 revenue 1.269 billion yuan with a 339 million yuan…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
UWORLD U1 Pro is taller than 93% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
UWORLD U1 Pro has more joints than 99% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: weight, speed, payload, battery, price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for UWORLD U1 Pro and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
How much public attention UWORLD U1 Pro gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- unknown
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 88 joints
- Actuators & motors
- Biomimetic facial-expression actuation system with a proprietary controller (speech-to-lip-sync latency within 20 ms per UBTECH); dual-pivot biomimetic neck; 88 DoF across the series.
- Materials & build
- Lifelike silicone skin and realistic hair.
- AI & software
- Emotion-aware large language model for long-term companionship (UBTECH claims 20+ emotional states recognised), 'Agent Memory OS' long-term memory, a proactive-care engine for wake-word-free interaction, and a fast/slow 'brain' (500 ms intuitive layer plus large cloud models); local-first, encrypted storage of personal data. Owners customise appearance and personality but cannot program new behaviours.
- Other details
- Series has male (183 cm) and female (168 cm) versions. Three models: U1 Lite (half-body), U1 Pro (full-body, higher performance) and U1 Ultra (high-dynamic full-body). Walks on flat indoor floors, sits and stands; not built for chores or stairs.
Lineage
Every UBTECH Robotics humanoid in order.
Cruzr2017Commercial
Walker2018Prototype
Walker X2021Commercial
Panda Robot (Youyou)2021Commercial
Walker S2023Pilot use
Walker S12024Commercial
Walker C2025Commercial
Walker S22025Commercial
Tiangong Xingzhe (Tien Kung Walker)2025Commercial- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useCruzr S22025Commercial
Walker C12026Commercial
UWORLD U1 Pro2026Commercial
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedUWORLD U1 series starts at 119,800 yuan (about $16,800); U1 Pro price not given separately. Earlier press expected about $30,000.
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- UBTECH reported over 13,361 cumulative series orders by 30 June 2026 (over 2,100 JD.com reservations in the first week from 2 June); first deliveries were expected from mid-September 2026
- Where it is sold or used
- China (UBTECH, Shenzhen)
- Customers and pilots
- Consumers via JD.com pre-orders; UBTECH plans to donate 100 units in 2026
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- UWORLD U1 series launched from 119,800 yuan
UBTECH launched the U1 Lite, Pro and Ultra companion humanoids in Shenzhen, citing more than 13,000 cumulative orders.
PR Newswire via AAP - UBTECH opens pre-orders for lifelike companions
Interesting Engineering reported JD.com pre-orders with a 3,000-yuan deposit, an expected price around $30,000 and deliveries from mid-September.
Interesting Engineering
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | UWORLD U1 ProUBTECH Robotics | Lumen H1Guanggu Dongzhi (Hubei Guanggu Dongzhi Embodied Intelligence)Same jobs: retail, social · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size | Mornine (AiMOGA M1)AiMOGA Robotics (Chery)Same jobs: retail, social · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size | GR-3FourierSame jobs: care, social · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2026-06-02 | 2026-02 | 2025-04 | 2025-08-06 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Pilot use |
| Height | 183 cm | 169 cm | 167 cm | 165 cm |
| Weight | — | 69 kg | 70 kg | 71 kg |
| Joints | 88 | 40 | 40 | 55 |
| Speed | — | 2.9 km/h | — | — |
| Payload | — | 2 kg | — | 3 kg |
| Battery | — | 2 h | 2 h | — |
| Price | — | — | $41,400 | — |
Sources
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