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UBTECH Walker S1 vs UBTECH Walker S2

UBTECH Walker S1 has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 157 points above UBTECH Walker S2. Only UBTECH Walker S2 has a price you can order at ($246,600); UBTECH Walker S1 is contact sales. UBTECH Walker S2 is 4 cm taller.

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UBTECH Walker S1, full body
UBTECH Walker S1
UBTECH Robotics
172 cm · No public price · Superseded
UBTECH Walker S2, full body
UBTECH Walker S2
UBTECH Robotics
176 cm · $246,600 · Commercial deployment
UBTECH Walker S1UBTECH Walker S2
CompanyUBTECH RoboticsUBTECH Robotics
CountryChinaChina
StatusSupersededCommercial deployment
PriceNo public price$246,600
How to get oneContact salesContact sales
Arena rating1,014857
EvidenceCB-
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)70 kg (154 lb)
Payload3 kg (7 lb)15 kg (33 lb)
Runtime2 h2.5 h
Degrees of freedom41 DoF42 DoF
Hand DoFn/a6 DoF
Top speed3 m/s (10.8 km/h)2 m/s (7.2 km/h)
HandsNo hand degrees of freedom, finger count or tactile-sensing specification found. Sources describe dexterous manipulation claims and precision-assembly tasks, but not hand hardware.Industrial humanoid arms for payload handling; dexterous-hand details are not text-exposed on the official Walker S2 product page.
Announcedn/a2025-11-17

Capability evidence, side by side

score per dimension, 0-100
Manipulation
54
34
Autonomy
54
34
Mobility
54
34
Perception
34
34
Human interaction
8
34
Reliability
34
34
Human-environment fit
34
34
UBTECH Walker S1
UBTECH Walker S2

Arena matchup result

overall human like capability
Result
UBTECH Walker S1
Low
UBTECH Walker S1 wins
100%
of validated votes
UBTECH Walker S2 wins
0%
of validated votes
Insufficient
0%
tracked separately

Current evidence comparison for UBTECH Walker S1 and UBTECH Walker S2.

UBTECH Walker S1

UBTECH Robotics
UBTECH Walker S1 humanoid robot walking while carrying a black container box
Image: © UBTECH Robotics · official website

UBTECH Walker S1 is a Chinese biped industrial humanoid listed by third-party sources at about 172 cm, 76 kg, 41 DoF and up to 2 hours runtime. UBTECH markets LLM task planning, semantic VSLAM and learning-based whole-body control and says it has entered vehicle assembly lines; reputable media report several dozen units training collaboratively at Zeekr's 5G Smart Factory, while BYD and Audi integration and a 500-order claim come from secondary media. No UBTECH price, payload, battery, hand DoF or independent performance metrics were found, and teleoperation/autonomy is not disclosed

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UBTECH Walker S2

UBTECH Robotics
UBTECH Walker S2 humanoid robot standing in an industrial manufacturing facility.
Image: © UBTECH Robotics · official website

Strong company delivery/order claims, but not independent productivity data

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UBTECH Walker S1 vs UBTECH Walker S2 FAQ

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Which is better, UBTECH Walker S1 or UBTECH Walker S2?

On public evidence, UBTECH Walker S1 currently rates higher (1,014 vs 857). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.

Which is taller, UBTECH Walker S1 or UBTECH Walker S2?

UBTECH Walker S1 is 172 cm (5 ft 8 in); UBTECH Walker S2 is 176 cm (5 ft 9 in).

Can you buy the UBTECH Walker S1 or the UBTECH Walker S2?

UBTECH Walker S1: contact sales. UBTECH Walker S2: contact sales.