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The world’s first humanoid robot capable of swapping its own battery - Chinese company UBTech has unveiled their next-gen humanoid robot, Walker S2.
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The world’s first humanoid robot capable of swapping its own battery - Chinese company UBTech has unveiled their next-gen humanoid robot, Walker S2.

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Chinese humanoid robot company UBTECH shows off its Walker 2 robot autonomously swapping its battery.
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Chinese humanoid robot company UBTECH shows off its Walker 2 robot autonomously swapping its battery.

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Video: World’s first humanoid robot labor that swaps its own batteries to work endlessly | Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering Walker S2 uses dual-battery balancing and standardized modules to boost efficiency and ensure uninterrupted, optimized performance. In a leap for robotics, China’s UBTech has unveiled the Walker S2, the world’s first humanoid robot capable of fully autonomous battery swapping. Designed for non-stop industrial operations, the Walker S2 can replace its own power pack in just three minutes—no human intervention required. Equipped with advanced anthropomorphic bipedal locomotion and a hot-swappable battery system, Walker S2 is built to operate 24/7 across dynamic industrial environments. According to UBTech, the next-generation humanoid robot marks a major milestone in automation, bringing continuous, hands-free performance to the factory floor. In May 2025, UBTech Robotics and Huawei Technologies inked a significant partnership to accelerate the adoption of humanoid robots across China’s factories and households. Uninterrupted robot operations A video posted by the robotics firm opens with the sleek UBTech Walker S2 humanoid robot working in an industrial setting. The highlight, however, is its autonomous battery swap. Walker S2 approaches the charging station, carefully detaches its depleted power pack, and seamlessly installs a fresh one—all within about three minutes—without any human assistance, according to CGTN. The camera captures close-ups of the robot’s articulated limbs and the intelligent battery-handling mechanism, conveying precision and reliability. As the swap completes, Walker S2 resumes its duties, reinforcing the promise of uninterrupted, 24/7 operations in dynamic factory environments. UBTech’s Walker S2 humanoid robot is equipped with advanced dual-battery power balancing technology and uses standardized battery modules to optimize performance, reports CNEVPOST. This dual-battery system allows the robot to automatically switch to a backup battery in case of a main battery failure, ensuring that critical tasks are carried out without interruption. In addition to battery swapping, the robot can intelligently choose between charging and swapping based on task urgency, allowing it to manage energy dynamically and adapt to real-time operational demands. UBTech highlights these features as a step forward in deploying humanoid robots for industrial and domestic applications, combining flexibility, reliability, and autonomy in one intelligent platform. Factory intelligence upgrade Earlier in the year, UBTech unveiled a major advancement in humanoid robot collaboration, claiming the world’s first deployment of multiple humanoids working together across varied industrial tasks. Demonstrated at Zeekr’s 5G-enabled smart factory, the breakthrough centers on UBTech’s “BrainNet” framework, which orchestrates cooperative behavior through a cloud-device intelligence system. BrainNet integrates a “super brain” for high-level decision-making with an “intelligent sub-brain” for distributed multi-robot control. The super brain, powered by a proprietary large-scale multimodal reasoning model, handles complex production-line scheduling and decision-making. Meanwhile, the sub-brain coordinates real-time tasks using cross-field perception and Transformer-based control for dynamic adaptability. Together, they enable the Walker S1 humanoid robots to move beyond isolated operations and perform coordinated tasks with high precision and speed. The system is built on DeepSeek-R1 reasoning technology and trained on real-world data from automotive factory settings. Leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), the model adapts to specific job functions and improves scalability across workstations. At Zeekr’s facility, dozens of Walker S1s now collaborate on tasks like assembly, inspection, and part handling. Using semantic VSLAM and shared mapping, they coordinate seamlessly via vision-based navigation and agile manipulation. UBTech says this marks a transition to “Practical Training 2.0,” where humanoid robots operate as a swarm, maximizing efficiency and setting the stage for next-generation intelligent manufacturing.
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Video: World’s first humanoid robot labor that swaps its own batteries to work endlessly | Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering Walker S2 uses dual-battery balancing and standardized modules to boost efficiency and ensure uninterrupted, optimized performance. In a leap for robotics, China’s UBTech has unveiled the Walker S2, the world’s first humanoid robot capable of fully autonomous battery swapping. Designed for non-stop industrial operations, the Walker S2 can replace its own power pack in just three minutes—no human intervention required. Equipped with advanced anthropomorphic bipedal locomotion and a hot-swappable battery system, Walker S2 is built to operate 24/7 across dynamic industrial environments. According to UBTech, the next-generation humanoid robot marks a major milestone in automation, bringing continuous, hands-free performance to the factory floor. In May 2025, UBTech Robotics and Huawei Technologies inked a significant partnership to accelerate the adoption of humanoid robots across China’s factories and households. Uninterrupted robot operations A video posted by the robotics firm opens with the sleek UBTech Walker S2 humanoid robot working in an industrial setting. The highlight, however, is its autonomous battery swap. Walker S2 approaches the charging station, carefully detaches its depleted power pack, and seamlessly installs a fresh one—all within about three minutes—without any human assistance, according to CGTN. The camera captures close-ups of the robot’s articulated limbs and the intelligent battery-handling mechanism, conveying precision and reliability. As the swap completes, Walker S2 resumes its duties, reinforcing the promise of uninterrupted, 24/7 operations in dynamic factory environments. UBTech’s Walker S2 humanoid robot is equipped with advanced dual-battery power balancing technology and uses standardized battery modules to optimize performance, reports CNEVPOST. This dual-battery system allows the robot to automatically switch to a backup battery in case of a main battery failure, ensuring that critical tasks are carried out without interruption. In addition to battery swapping, the robot can intelligently choose between charging and swapping based on task urgency, allowing it to manage energy dynamically and adapt to real-time operational demands. UBTech highlights these features as a step forward in deploying humanoid robots for industrial and domestic applications, combining flexibility, reliability, and autonomy in one intelligent platform. Factory intelligence upgrade Earlier in the year, UBTech unveiled a major advancement in humanoid robot collaboration, claiming the world’s first deployment of multiple humanoids working together across varied industrial tasks. Demonstrated at Zeekr’s 5G-enabled smart factory, the breakthrough centers on UBTech’s “BrainNet” framework, which orchestrates cooperative behavior through a cloud-device intelligence system. BrainNet integrates a “super brain” for high-level decision-making with an “intelligent sub-brain” for distributed multi-robot control. The super brain, powered by a proprietary large-scale multimodal reasoning model, handles complex production-line scheduling and decision-making. Meanwhile, the sub-brain coordinates real-time tasks using cross-field perception and Transformer-based control for dynamic adaptability. Together, they enable the Walker S1 humanoid robots to move beyond isolated operations and perform coordinated tasks with high precision and speed. The system is built on DeepSeek-R1 reasoning technology and trained on real-world data from automotive factory settings. Leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), the model adapts to specific job functions and improves scalability across workstations. At Zeekr’s facility, dozens of Walker S1s now collaborate on tasks like assembly, inspection, and part handling. Using semantic VSLAM and shared mapping, they coordinate seamlessly via vision-based navigation and agile manipulation. UBTech says this marks a transition to “Practical Training 2.0,” where humanoid robots operate as a swarm, maximizing efficiency and setting the stage for next-generation intelligent manufacturing.

Owen Gregorian

35,637 views • 11 months ago

🇨🇳 CHINA UNVEILS HUMANOID ROBOT WITH INSANE SKILL At the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, UBTECH’s Walker S2 showed off autonomous battery swapping in just 3 minutes, meaning it can run 24/7 without human help. Built for nonstop work in factories, it can handle material transport, assembly, and quality checks. Meet the coworker who will never call in sick, ask for a raise, or take your stapler. Source: UBTECH Robotics
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🇨🇳 CHINA UNVEILS HUMANOID ROBOT WITH INSANE SKILL At the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, UBTECH’s Walker S2 showed off autonomous battery swapping in just 3 minutes, meaning it can run 24/7 without human help. Built for nonstop work in factories, it can handle material transport, assembly, and quality checks. Meet the coworker who will never call in sick, ask for a raise, or take your stapler. Source: UBTECH Robotics

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UBTECH's Walker S2, introduced in July 2025, capable of autonomously swapping its own battery,
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UBTECH's Walker S2, introduced in July 2025, capable of autonomously swapping its own battery,

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✈️UBTECH Walker S2 humanoid robot will be deployed to aircraft manufacturing plants. UBTECH and European aerospace giant Airbus have signed a service agreement for humanoid robots. Airbus has purchased UBTECH's latest industrial humanoid robot, the Walker S2, for use in its manufacturing plants. Following the purchase of the Walker S2 by American semiconductor giant Texas Instruments, UBTECH is expanding the application of this industrial humanoid robot, which can autonomously change its battery, to aerospace manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, 3C electronics manufacturing, smart logistics, and semiconductor manufacturing. UBTECH secured orders exceeding 1.4 billion RMB in 2025 and delivered 500 units. The 1000th Walker S2 rolled off the production line last December, and the company plans to mass-produce 10,000 units this year, accelerating the commercial application of humanoid robots.
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✈️UBTECH Walker S2 humanoid robot will be deployed to aircraft manufacturing plants. UBTECH and European aerospace giant Airbus have signed a service agreement for humanoid robots. Airbus has purchased UBTECH's latest industrial humanoid robot, the Walker S2, for use in its manufacturing plants. Following the purchase of the Walker S2 by American semiconductor giant Texas Instruments, UBTECH is expanding the application of this industrial humanoid robot, which can autonomously change its battery, to aerospace manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, 3C electronics manufacturing, smart logistics, and semiconductor manufacturing. UBTECH secured orders exceeding 1.4 billion RMB in 2025 and delivered 500 units. The 1000th Walker S2 rolled off the production line last December, and the company plans to mass-produce 10,000 units this year, accelerating the commercial application of humanoid robots.

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UBTech Robotics has showcased its humanoid robot Walker S2 playing tennis with a human. Using real-time vision sensors, it tracks the ball, adjusts its position, and returns shots with good accuracy. The robot can also swap its own batteries, allowing it to operate continuously without human help.
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UBTech Robotics has showcased its humanoid robot Walker S2 playing tennis with a human. Using real-time vision sensors, it tracks the ball, adjusts its position, and returns shots with good accuracy. The robot can also swap its own batteries, allowing it to operate continuously without human help.

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China will post HUMANOIDS at BORDER checkpoints They’ll assist travelers, patrol & 'manage crowds' Autonomous battery swaps let Walker S2 robots operate 24/7 in real-world roles
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China will post HUMANOIDS at BORDER checkpoints They’ll assist travelers, patrol & 'manage crowds' Autonomous battery swaps let Walker S2 robots operate 24/7 in real-world roles

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Walker S2 replacing it's own battery 24/7 blue-collar-worker within reach
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Walker S2 replacing it's own battery 24/7 blue-collar-worker within reach

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1,801,197 views • 11 months ago

🇨🇳The Chinese company UBTech Robotics has introduced the world's first humanoid robot that can replace its own battery. -> So it begins, soon it will raid stores for batteries and chargers.
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🇨🇳The Chinese company UBTech Robotics has introduced the world's first humanoid robot that can replace its own battery. -> So it begins, soon it will raid stores for batteries and chargers.

Lord Bebo

17,205 views • 11 months ago

Announcing our first OpenMind App Store Partner: UBTECH Robotics. UBTECH is a publicly traded robotics company building humanoid and smart service robots for industrial manufacturing, social settings, college & research institutions, and warehousing & logistics. Their fleet includes the Walker humanoid robot line (including Walker X and Walker S2), built for real-world deployment and large-scale production.
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Announcing our first OpenMind App Store Partner: UBTECH Robotics. UBTECH is a publicly traded robotics company building humanoid and smart service robots for industrial manufacturing, social settings, college & research institutions, and warehousing & logistics. Their fleet includes the Walker humanoid robot line (including Walker X and Walker S2), built for real-world deployment and large-scale production.

OpenMind

25,742 views • 5 months ago

THIS ROBOT SWAPS ITS OWN BATTERY… NO HUMANS NEEDED UBTECH’s Walker S2 just leveled up by changing its own battery like it’s no big deal. No charging cables, no help, just full-on robot independence. Your phone needs a charger. This thing needs nothing. Source: Interesting Engineering
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THIS ROBOT SWAPS ITS OWN BATTERY… NO HUMANS NEEDED UBTECH’s Walker S2 just leveled up by changing its own battery like it’s no big deal. No charging cables, no help, just full-on robot independence. Your phone needs a charger. This thing needs nothing. Source: Interesting Engineering

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82,705 views • 11 months ago

A Chinese robotics company has developed a humanoid robot that can swap out its own battery — meaning it can operate autonomously 24/7. ⚡ What You Need to Know is now streaming exclusively on Disney+. Stream now:
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A Chinese robotics company has developed a humanoid robot that can swap out its own battery — meaning it can operate autonomously 24/7. ⚡ What You Need to Know is now streaming exclusively on Disney+. Stream now:

ABC News

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🇨🇳 MEET THE FIRST ROBOT THAT RECHARGES ITSELF The Walker S2, China’s shiny new humanoid robot that pops out its own battery like it's changing socks and keeps working. Instead of shutting down like your phone at 1%, this bot walks to its charging dock, pulls out its battery from its chest, slaps in a fresh one, and strolls off like it’s headed to brunch. It can work 24 hours a day. No sleep, no breaks, no complaints. The swap takes 3 minutes, and built by UBTech in Shenzhen, this robo-legend is already being tested at electric car factories like BYD, Nio, and Zeekr. China's AI game is going full RoboCop mode, over half of the humanoid robot companies in the world are Chinese, and they’re pouring venture capital into bots like it's the NBA draft. Source: 🖤 Corey 🐺.ai
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🇨🇳 MEET THE FIRST ROBOT THAT RECHARGES ITSELF The Walker S2, China’s shiny new humanoid robot that pops out its own battery like it's changing socks and keeps working. Instead of shutting down like your phone at 1%, this bot walks to its charging dock, pulls out its battery from its chest, slaps in a fresh one, and strolls off like it’s headed to brunch. It can work 24 hours a day. No sleep, no breaks, no complaints. The swap takes 3 minutes, and built by UBTech in Shenzhen, this robo-legend is already being tested at electric car factories like BYD, Nio, and Zeekr. China's AI game is going full RoboCop mode, over half of the humanoid robot companies in the world are Chinese, and they’re pouring venture capital into bots like it's the NBA draft. Source: 🖤 Corey 🐺.ai

Mario Nawfal

52,457 views • 11 months ago

🤖🇨🇳 Chinese blond humanoid robots, the U1 by UBTech Robotics will soon go on sale for $30,000 They include built-in AI, Wi-Fi support & 4-hour battery life One question — why blond, if Chinese?...
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🤖🇨🇳 Chinese blond humanoid robots, the U1 by UBTech Robotics will soon go on sale for $30,000 They include built-in AI, Wi-Fi support & 4-hour battery life One question — why blond, if Chinese?...

Lord Bebo

23,328 views • 29 days ago

Brett Adcock accused UBTech of faking its “hundreds delivered” Walker S2 video. UBTech has published another “behind the scenes” video of the humanoid robot fleet saying, “They said it looked too perfect to be real. But perfection isn’t fabricated—it’s delicately engineered.”
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Brett Adcock accused UBTech of faking its “hundreds delivered” Walker S2 video. UBTech has published another “behind the scenes” video of the humanoid robot fleet saying, “They said it looked too perfect to be real. But perfection isn’t fabricated—it’s delicately engineered.”

The Humanoid Hub

207,831 views • 7 months ago

this is wild! China is deploying humanoid robots at mass scale. UBTECH hit $112M in walker S2 orders last year and is targeting 5,000 units by EOY. 80% of every humanoid robot shipped globally last year came from China.
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this is wild! China is deploying humanoid robots at mass scale. UBTECH hit $112M in walker S2 orders last year and is targeting 5,000 units by EOY. 80% of every humanoid robot shipped globally last year came from China.

Damian Player

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UBTECH Walker S2 autonomous demos at its exhibition area in Shenzhen. The company sold more than 1,000 Walker series humanoids in 2025, generating ~$119 million in revenue.
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UBTECH Walker S2 autonomous demos at its exhibition area in Shenzhen. The company sold more than 1,000 Walker series humanoids in 2025, generating ~$119 million in revenue.

The Humanoid Hub

16,141 views • 19 days ago

Meet No. 1,000!🤖 Built to work, now moving to celebrate. This is the Walker S2, showcasing its precise, fluid, and versatile skills.🦾🦿 #UBTECH #WalkerS2 #HumanoidRobot #Robotics #innovation
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Meet No. 1,000!🤖 Built to work, now moving to celebrate. This is the Walker S2, showcasing its precise, fluid, and versatile skills.🦾🦿 #UBTECH #WalkerS2 #HumanoidRobot #Robotics #innovation

UBTECH Robotics

22,793 views • 6 months ago

🇨🇳 🤖 Chinese company unveils humanoid robot to combat loneliness Chinese robotics company UBTech has unveiled its new bionic humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence and marketed as a remedy for loneliness for single people and the elderly #geneu_AFP
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🇨🇳 🤖 Chinese company unveils humanoid robot to combat loneliness Chinese robotics company UBTech has unveiled its new bionic humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence and marketed as a remedy for loneliness for single people and the elderly #geneu_AFP

AFP News Agency

24,431 views • 4 days ago