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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Guangzhou, January 21 (Xinhua) — Chinese humanoid robot developer UBTECH has signed a deal to supply Airbus with robots for use on the European aerospace giant's production lines. The startup, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, announced this on Wednesday.
Airbus has acquired the Walker S2 industrial humanoid robot as part of a joint effort to explore the potential of humanoid robots in aerospace manufacturing, UBTECH reported.
The collaboration with Airbus means that UBTECH, which established a strategic partnership with American semiconductor giant Texas Instruments in 2025, has gradually expanded the application scenarios of humanoid robots in five major sectors overseas: aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, smart logistics, and semiconductor manufacturing.
The company's total orders for humanoid robots in 2025 reached 1.4 billion yuan (about $200 million), and its production capacity for industrial humanoid robots is expected to exceed 10,000 units in 2026, UBTECH reported.
UBTECH, a leading Chinese robotics company, said it will step up efforts to expand into overseas manufacturing markets, including Europe and the United States, in addition to its domestic market.
In November 2025, UBTECH began mass production of the full-size Walker S2 industrial humanoid robot. The robot stands 1.76 meters tall and is capable of independently changing batteries.
An industry report has found that Chinese robotics companies will become the world's largest producers of humanoid robots by 2025, highlighting the country's rapid growth in this emerging manufacturing sector.
Shanghai-headquartered AgiBot achieved annual shipments of over 5,100 units last year, securing a 39 percent share of the global humanoid robot market and ranking first globally in both shipments and market share. It was followed by Unitree and UBTECH, which recorded shipments of 4,200 and 1,000 units, respectively, according to a report published by London-based technology consultancy Omdia.
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