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UWORLD U1 UBTECH Robotics
183 cm (male) / 168 cm (female)
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UWORLD U1
Pre-order 2026 Consumer
UBTECH's ultra-bionic 88-DoF companion humanoid from ¥119,800 (~$17,600), with 13,000+ preorders and deliveries from September 2026.
Overview
Launched on 30 June 2026 in Shenzhen, the UWORLD U1 is UBTECH's consumer companion line, billed as the world's first full-size mass-produced ultra-bionic humanoid. Its 88 degrees of freedom and dual-pivot biomimetic cervical spine replicate up to 90% of fundamental human movements, paired with an emotion-aware LLM that recognizes over 20 emotional states. The series spans the U1 Lite semi-torso edition (¥119,800, ~$17,600), full-body U1 Pro (¥169,800) and U1 Ultra (up to ¥990,000), in 1.83 m male and 1.68 m female body styles. Orders surpassed 13,361 units at launch via JD.com presales, with first deliveries targeted for September 2026.
Use cases
Companionship Home assistant Elder engagement
Capability evidence
- Emotion-aware conversationAt launch the U1 recognized more than 20 fine-grained emotional states with over 90% accuracy using an emotion-aware companion LLM. PRNewswire (UBTECH release) ↗ · 2026-06
- Lifelike facial expressionDemonstrated biomimetic facial expressions with speech-to-lip synchronization latency under 20 ms and eye tracking on its ultra-bionic head. TechEBlog ↗ · 2026-07
- Human-motion replicationWith 88 DoF and a dual-pivot biomimetic cervical spine, the full-body U1 reproduced about 90% of fundamental human movements including standing, sitting and indoor walking. TechRadar ↗ · 2026-07
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