UBTech Alpha series
The Alpha series of 40 cm hobby humanoids built UBTech's early business and funded its later full-size Walker program. Alpha 1S robots performed on the 2016 Spring Festival Gala.
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How the score is built
Capability is what the machine physically does. Value compares it with others at a similar price, not with the whole market. Buyability asks whether you can really order one. Ecosystem is the software and community around it. Proof is what it has done in the field, which is where most humanoids score badly and should.
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- Status
- Commercial
- Category
- education
- First revealed
- 2014
- Form
- bipedal
- Height
- 40 cm
- Weight
- 1.6 kg
- Payload
- n/a
- Degrees of freedom
- 16
- Battery
- n/a
- Runtime
- n/a
- Walking speed
- n/a
- Actuation
- electric servos
- Units deployed (est.)
- not disclosed
- Teleoperation
- yes
Where it stands
Small consumer and education humanoids sold since 2014; still available in some markets.
What stands out
- 540 units danced on CCTV Spring Festival Gala 2016
Autonomy, observed
Pre-programmed dance routines; 540 Alpha 1S robots danced on the 2016 CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
App controlled.
Price and volume
Alpha 1S launched at about USD 499.
Index position
In the Humanoid Index, which ranks on shipped reality rather than value for money, UBTech Alpha series sits at #31 of 107 with 42 points: deployment 14/50, autonomy 8/30, availability 20/20. See that method.
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Other robots by UBTech Robotics.
Tien Kung Xingzhe
Tien Kung Xingzhe combines the lower body of X-Humanoid's Tiangong with UBTech's upper body for the scientific research market. It launched in March 2025 at a list price of about CNY 299,000.
UBTech Walker (2018 and 2019)
Walker was UBTech's first full-size humanoid. The CES 2018 version had legs and a torso screen but no arms; the CES 2019 version added arms and hands with 36 degrees of freedom.
UBTech Walker C
Walker C is a UBTech humanoid aimed at commercial service settings such as reception and exhibitions rather than factories.
UBTech Walker S
Walker S was the first industrial version of the Walker line, unveiled on UBTech's Hong Kong listing day in December 2023. It was the first Chinese humanoid to enter a car factory training program (NIO, February 2024).
UBTech Walker S1
Walker S1 is the 2024 industrial humanoid that UBTech placed in several Chinese car and electronics plants. It is 172 cm tall, carries up to 15 kg and works with AMRs for material handling.
UBTech Walker S2
Walker S2 is UBTech's 2025 industrial humanoid and the first to swap its own battery, allowing round-the-clock operation. It has 52 degrees of freedom and is the product behind UBTech's large 2025 order announcements.
UBTech Walker X
Walker X was UBTech's 2021 service humanoid with 41 degrees of freedom and a 3 km/h walking speed. It served as a guide robot at the China pavilion of Expo 2020 Dubai.
Sources
- 01UBTech company siteUBTech
Price sources
- 01Humanoid robots for sale: prices and US legalityRoboZaps · 2026-07-28
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