UBTECH Walker S2
176 cm industrial humanoid with 3-minute autonomous battery swap; named pilots at Rossmann and Airbus.
UBTECH Walker S2 standing beside its battery swap station · Photo: UBTECH Robotics · Press image · Source
The Walker S2 is UBTECH's full-size industrial biped (about 176 cm, 52 DoF, 15 kg payload) that can swap its own battery. UBTECH began mass production in November 2025 and says it delivered its 1,000th Walker S2 in July 2026. Named customers include Rossmann (one-unit pilot in Germany, via the exclusive DACH distributor Terra Robotics), Airbus (early-stage testing) and Hitachi (plant tests), and no public list price exists.
Our verdict
One of the few humanoids with named industrial customers outside China, though each is a small pilot; the unit price is an estimate, and volume claims are company-reported.
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Availability
$80,000
About USD 80,000 per unit, as stated by Boerse Express on 2026-04-26 (management target about USD 20,000 by 2027); not a published list price. Terra Robotics is the exclusive DACH distributor and has bought dozens of units; no public dealer price.
Dealers: Terra Robotics (exclusive DACH distributor)
as of 2026-04 · Source
$246,600
RobotShop 'special order', page dated 2026-10-14; the price includes tariffs per a search report, no delivery timeline.
Dealers: RobotShop
as of 2026-10 · Source
On request
Sold to enterprise customers; largest reported single order CNY 250 million (2025-09, customer not named in the sources read). No per-unit price published.
as of 2026-10 · Source
FCC (US): No source on the Walker S2's FCC authorization was found. UBTECH is a foreign manufacturer; the Covered List rule applies to new authorizations from 2026-07-28. US availability is currently only via a special-order reseller listing. Not assumed.
Deployments
| Customer | Location | Type | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossmann Single Walker S2 supplied and integrated by Terra Robotics; pilot runs through 2026; tests self battery swap for 24/7 operation without changes to the warehouse. | Burgwedel logistics center, Germany | Pilot | Mar 2026 | boerse-express.com |
| Airbus UBTECH said Airbus bought Walker S2 units for aircraft plants; Airbus described early concept testing; unit count and terms undisclosed. | Aircraft plants (sites not stated) | Pilot | Jan 2026 | www2.yicaiglobal.com |
| Hitachi Strategic partnership; Hitachi tests the Walker S2 in plants, with hospitals and building systems planned later. | Hitachi plants (sites not named) | Pilot | May 2026 | boerse-express.com |
Timeline
Walker S2 begins mass production and delivery; Walker-series orders above CNY 800 million.
Airbus buys Walker S2 units; UBTECH shares rise as much as 8% in Hong Kong.
UBTECH names Terra Robotics exclusive distributor for Germany, Austria and Switzerland; Terra buys dozens of units.
UBTECH announces delivery of its 1,000th Walker S2 and a partnership with Siemens Digital Industries Software.
Promises
“Deliver about 5,000 humanoids in 2026; capacity 6,000 units, 10,000 by 2027”
1,000th Walker S2 delivered by 2026-07-23; roughly 4,000 more would be needed in five months.
“Reduce the Walker S2 unit price from about USD 80,000 to about USD 20,000 by 2027”
No evidence yet.
Due Dec 2027 · Source
Specs
- Height
- 176 cm
Manufacturer claim - Weight
- 70 kg
Manufacturer claim - Payload
- 15 kg
Manufacturer claim - Degrees of freedom
- 52 joints
Manufacturer claim - Speed
- 2 m/s
Manufacturer claim - battery
- dual battery, 48 V LiFePO4, autonomous swap in about 3 minutes
Manufacturer claim
Sources
- Ubtech: Walker S2 startet Pilotbetrieb bei Rossmann Boerse Express · Oct 31, 2026
- Ubtech: Terra Robotics wird DACH-Distributor Boerse Express · Oct 31, 2026
- Ubtech: Walker S2 in Hitachi-Werken Boerse Express · Oct 31, 2026
- 1.000 Walker S2 ausgeliefert, Siemens-Partnerschaft Boerse Express · Oct 31, 2026
- UBTECH Walker S2 Industrial Humanoid Robot RobotShop · Oct 31, 2026
- Walker S2 product page UBTECH · Oct 31, 2026
- China's UBTech surges after Airbus buys Walker S2 Yicai Global · Oct 31, 2026
- Airbus explores humanoid robotics with China's UBTech eWeek · Oct 31, 2026
- UBTECH Walker S2 begins mass production and delivery UBTECH press release (Kyodo News PR Wire) · Oct 31, 2026
- UBTECH secures 250-million-yuan humanoid robot order Gasgoo · Oct 31, 2026
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