University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) · entertainment humanoid
Xueba 01
A performing humanoid built on an improved Walker 2 (Xingzhe 2) body with a silicone face that can make over 100 expressions; it was admitted as a PhD student in digital performance design at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and registered on campus in September 2025. Its university says it can perform for more than six hours and sing pieces of Chinese opera.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 175 cmTaller than 73%
- Weight
- 32 kgHeavier than 17%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- 6 hRuns longer than 68%
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Why it matters
Billed as China's first robot doctoral student, admitted to a four-year PhD programme at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Real-world use
Shanghai Theatre Academy (academic programme).
Maker
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST)University lab · Shanghai, ChinaHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Xueba 01 is taller than 73% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Xueba 01 is heavier than 17% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Xueba 01 runs longer than 68% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, joints, price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Xueba 01 and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
How much public attention Xueba 01 gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 3 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
- Actuators & motors
- Built on an optimised Walker 2 (Xingzhe 2) body with an ultralight, tendon-based bionic structure.
- Battery & power
- Runs more than six hours, even under heavy use (Xinhua via USST).
- Materials & build
- Silicone face skin able to make over 100 expressions; 1.75 m tall, about 30-32 kg; height and appearance adjustable.
- AI & software
- Language processing that turns instructions into performance proposals and adjusts to audience feedback; trained on motion-capture data of human performers, with learning from video planned. Speaks Mandarin.
- Other details
- Enrolled as a doctoral student in digital performance design at the Shanghai Theatre Academy (four-year programme), supervised by Li Qingdu (USST) and Yang Qingqing (STA). USST handles technical training; STA handles artistic training.
From the maker
Xueba 01 is the only humanoid from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology with DroidUp in the atlas.
Watch Xueba 01
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- One research unit.
- Sold or delivered
- Not sold.
- Where it is sold or used
- Shanghai, China (USST with DroidUp)
- Customers and pilots
- Shanghai Theatre Academy (academic programme).
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Robot PhD student begins opera studies
Xinhua, republished by USST, described Xueba 01's specs and its plan to learn traditional Chinese opera movements.
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (Xinhua) - Robot's drama PhD sparks debate
Gulf News reported online criticism of a humanoid being admitted to a drama and film doctorate.
Gulf News - Humanoid admitted to Shanghai Theatre Academy PhD
Interesting Engineering reported Xueba 01's admission and planned September 14 arrival on campus.
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. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | Xueba 01University of Shanghai for Science and Technology with DroidUp | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useTiangong UltraBeijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid) with UBTECHSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both research platforms · Similar size |  ARTEMISRoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory), UCLASame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both research platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025-07-27 | 2025-04 | 2023-03 |
| Status | Research | Research | Research |
| Height | 175 cm | 180 cm | 142 cm |
| Weight | 32 kg | 52 kg | 38.6 kg |
| Joints | — | — | 20 |
| Speed | — | — | 7.6 km/h |
| Payload | — | — | — |
| Battery | 6 h | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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