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UBTech Robotics has officially unveiled its full-size ultra-biomimetic humanoid robot, the U1. The top-tier U1 Ultra starts at 880,000 yuan (US$123,000) for the female version and 990,000 yuan for the male version, with orders already surpassing 11,000 units.

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