Founded in March 2012 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, UBTech Robotics is a manufacturer of humanoid robots.
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Founded in March 2012 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, UBTech Robotics Corp Ltd (深圳市优必选科技股份有限公司) is a manufacturer of humanoid robots.
UBTech was founded by Jian Zhou, who played a central role in the company's establishment and growth. The company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 29, 2023 under the stock code HKG: 9880.
UBTech's product line covers both consumer and enterprise users, including educational robots, logistics robots, and intelligent service robots customized for specific industries.
UBTech's robotic products are equipped with intelligent functions for sensing, interacting, analyzing and processing human commands and the external environment, such as map building, temperature measurement and face recognition.
According to Frost & Sullivan, UBTech ranks third in China's intelligent service robots and intelligent service robotics solutions industry with a 2.8 percent market share as of 2022.
UBTech is also the market leader in China's educational intelligent robots and intelligent robotics solutions market, with a 22.5 percent market share.
UBTech launched its first small humanoid robot, Alpha, in 2014.
In 2018, UBTech launched Walker, the first generation of humanoid robot for general services, which can perform tasks including walking, voice interaction, guiding, greeting, and reception services.
In 2021 the company develops a new generation of humanoid robot, Walker X.
