What is the Walker S2 deployment at Geely EV Factory (China)?

Walker S2, built by UBTech Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Geely EV Factory (China) on the DEPLOY registry. Geely Auto operates the deployment.

Who operates Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China)?

Geely Auto operates this deployment as a customer of UBTech Robotics, the manufacturer of Walker S2.

When did the Walker S2 deployment at Geely EV Factory (China) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Have there been incidents at the Walker S2 deployment at Geely EV Factory (China)?

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.

Is Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China) safe?

Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Deployment

Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China)

Name: Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China)
Start: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Geely EV Factory (China)

UBTech's flagship industrial bipedal humanoid, designed for smart manufacturing, logistics, and factory automation. Notable for a self-service battery-swap capability enabling near-continuous (reported 24-hour) operation. Reported production milestone of its 1,000th unit at UBTech's Liuzhou facility.

Walker S2 by UBTech Robotics · Operated by Geely Auto · Machine verified

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Markdown mirror: /deployments/ubtech-walker-s2-geely-ev-factory-china.md
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/robots/98468b78-f92b-4d49-a104-bdab8fe492ea
Data documentation: /data
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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE

Courtesy of UBTech

UBTech's product reveal of the Walker S2 industrial humanoid. UBTech's autonomous battery-swapping and related capabilities are company claims shown on choreographed promotional footage.

A UBTech Walker S2 humanoid robot has been deployed at Geely's EV factory in China. According to MERICS, the deployment was reported as of March 2026. UBTech's Walker S2 has entered mass production and delivery, with orders reportedly exceeding 800 million yuan.

Key facts

Operator: Geely (UBTech Walker S-series automotive partner)
Status: Geely is a named UBTech Walker S-series partner; S2-specific Geely-plant fielding not separately isolated in primary sources.

Exposure

Customer segment: manufacturing
Scale tier: undisclosed
Customer: Geely

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Machine verified
Last updated: 2026-06-28
Model: Walker S2
Company: UBTech Robotics
Location: China/Geely EV Factory (China)
Operator: Geely Auto
Status: operational
First seen: 2025-01-01
ID: 98468b78-f92b-4d49-a104-bdab8fe492ea

Verifications (1)

Machine verified by DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 1.5 re-verification)2026-05-30
Evidence: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ubtech-humanoid-robot-walker-s2-begins-mass-production-and-delivery-with-orders-exceeding-800-million-yuan-302616924.html
asOf
2026-05-30
basis
UBTech Walker S2 mass production + customer-factory deployment confirmed (500+ units operational; 5,000/yr 2026 capacity target; 800M+ yuan orders; named collaborations incl. BYD, Geely, FAW-Volkswagen Qingdao, NIO, Zeekr, Foxconn). Arm's-length customer-facility deployment at this automaker's plant.
status
active

Sources (3)

MERICS: UBTech Walker deployed at Geely EV factory · https://merics.org/en/comment/ubtech-humanoid-robots-future-manufacturing · 2026-03-04
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ubtech-humanoid-robot-walker-s2-begins-mass-production-and-delivery-with-orders-exceeding-800-million-yuan-302616924.html
https://www.geely.com/news/ubtech-humanoid-ev-factory

Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

3: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Common questions

What is the Walker S2 deployment at Geely EV Factory (China)?: Walker S2, built by UBTech Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Geely EV Factory (China) on the DEPLOY registry. Geely Auto operates the deployment.
Who operates Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China)?: Geely Auto operates this deployment as a customer of UBTech Robotics, the manufacturer of Walker S2.
When did the Walker S2 deployment at Geely EV Factory (China) go live?: The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Walker S2 deployment at Geely EV Factory (China)?: 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.
Is Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China) safe?: Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

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