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Walker S1 at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo)

UBTech Robotics' Walker S1 industrial humanoid, deployed for factory tasks (final assembly, quality inspection, parcel handling, sorting) at automotive plants including Zeekr (Ningbo) and BYD (Shenzhen). Part of UBTech's Walker S industrial line, positioned before the Walker S2. Distinct from the consumer UWORLD U1.

Walker S1 by UBTech Robotics · Operated by Zeekr · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Humanoids

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Operator: Zeekr (Geely EV brand). Dozens of Walker S1 humanoids working across final assembly, SPS instrumentation, quality inspection, and vehicle assembly at the ZEEKR 5G Intelligent Factory in Ningbo. UBTech frames it as 'multi-robot collaborative training': a structured trial/pilot, not proven steady-state commercial labor. Corroborated by multiple independent outlets (SCMP, Interesting Engineering, People's Daily).

Key facts

Operator
Zeekr (Geely)
Robot
Walker S1 (dozens of units)
Tasks
Final assembly, SPS, QC
Status
Collaborative training / pilot

Exposure

Customer segment
manufacturing
Scale tier
pilot lt10
Customer
(registry company)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Walker S1 at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo).

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Walker S1
Company
UBTech Robotics
Location
China/Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo)
Operator
Zeekr
Status
pilot
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-05-01
ID
19ef3096-7bb3-421c-818d-055c0de5c551

Timeline

  1. May 2025
    First recorded
    Walker S1 first documented operating at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3300872/future-made-china-ubtech-robotics-deploys-first-humanoid-team-car-factory
  2. https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/ubtech-humanoids-clock-in-walker-s1-robots-deployed-at-zeekr-factory-for-collaborative-tasks
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Walker S1 deployment at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo)?
Walker S1, built by UBTech Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo) on the DEPLOY registry. Zeekr operates the deployment.
Who operates Walker S1 at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo)?
Zeekr operates this deployment as a customer of UBTech Robotics, the manufacturer of Walker S1.
When did the Walker S1 deployment at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting May 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Walker S1 deployment at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo)?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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