UBTECH Unveils Walker C and Youyou Robots at BEYOND Expo 2025
Chinese humanoid robotics company UBTECH unveiled its latest innovations, the full-sized commercial robot Walker C and the panda-themed robot Youyou, at BEYOND Expo 2025 in Macau. The event, held from May 21 to 24, featured a unique opening where the robots performed a 'reverse cosplay' act, impersonating BEYOND Expo co-founders Jason Ho and Dr. Gang Lu. During the expo's inaugural AI Summit, UBTECH Chief Brand Officer Tan Min discussed the trajectory of humanoid robots in a roundtable session. He emphasized that while embodied intelligence is crucial, current applications are best suited for structured environments like smart manufacturing until artificial general intelligence matures. Tan highlighted UBTECH's strategy of combining simulation-based training with real-world data collection. He noted that the Walker S series has achieved significant progress in industrial scenarios, including a milestone deployment of dozens of Walker S1 robots for multi-task collaborative training in auto factories. This development underscores the growing competition in global tech and the practical steps being taken toward the real-world deployment of humanoid robotics.
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UBTECH Unveils Walker C and Youyou Robots at BEYOND Expo 2025
Chinese humanoid robotics company UBTECH unveiled its latest innovations, the full-sized commercial robot Walker C and the panda-themed robot Youyou, at BEYOND Expo 2025 in Macau. The event, held from May 21 to 24, featured a unique opening where the robots performed a 'reverse cosplay' act, impersonating BEYOND Expo co-founders Jason Ho and Dr. Gang Lu. During the expo's inaugural AI Summit, UBTECH Chief Brand Officer Tan Min discussed the trajectory of humanoid robots in a roundtable session. He emphasized that while embodied intelligence is crucial, current applications are best suited for structured environments like smart manufacturing until artificial general intelligence matures. Tan highlighted UBTECH's strategy of combining simulation-based training with real-world data collection. He noted that the Walker S series has achieved significant progress in industrial scenarios, including a milestone deployment of dozens of Walker S1 robots for multi-task collaborative training in auto factories. This development underscores the growing competition in global tech and the practical steps being taken toward the real-world deployment of humanoid robotics.
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