UBTECH has confirmed that the 1,000th Walker S2 humanoid robot has officially rolled off the production line at its Liuzhou Manufacturing Plant. The milestone, reached on December 26, 2025, marks the Walker S2’s move out of limited runs and into high-volume manufacturing—an important practical test for industrial humanoid adoption.
The Walker S2 is a 1.76‑meter humanoid designed for industrial workflows: precision manipulation, a payload capacity of roughly 15 kg, and an autonomous battery‑swap system designed for continuous operation. According to company disclosures, more than 500 units are already deployed across automotive and logistics sites, with UBTECH projecting a ramp toward 10,000 units per year if current order momentum continues.
From a commercial perspective, the Liuzhou milestone signals two things. First, supply‑chain and manufacturing processes for complex humanoids are maturing enough to support scaling. Second, customers in structured industrial environments—automotive OEMs and logistics hubs—are moving from pilot projects to paid deployments that prioritise uptime and predictable integration.
Skeptics will note that mass production does not automatically mean mass utility: actual cost per hour, maintenance overhead, and integration complexity remain the gating factors for large fleet rollouts. Still, delivering 1,000 completed units within this timeframe shows that UBTECH is addressing the most significant barrier to adoption—repeatable manufacturing.
What to watch next
- Delivery cadence: how many of the completed units are placed into active service versus held for testing.
- Total cost of ownership data from early customers in automotive lines.
- Third‑party performance reports on uptime, mean time between failures, and system integration costs.
Source note
This article synthesizes reporting and company statements published by the company, including industry outlets, Chinese press, and the company’s public video announcement.