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Walker S2 at 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 · Machine verified · Humanoids

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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).

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Trust tier
Machine verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Walker S2
Company
UBTech Robotics
Location
China/Geely EV Factory (China)
Operator
UBTech Robotics
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
undisclosed
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-01-01
ID
98468b78-f92b-4d49-a104-bdab8fe492ea

Timeline

  1. Jan 2025
    First recorded
    Walker S2 first documented operating at Geely EV Factory (China).
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Jun 2026
    field updated
    sources: unset → source-depth: +1 verified source(s)
  4. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Verifications (1)

Sources (3)

  1. MERICS: UBTech Walker deployed at Geely EV factory · https://merics.org/en/comment/ubtech-humanoid-robots-future-manufacturing · 2026-03-04
  2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ubtech-humanoid-robot-walker-s2-begins-mass-production-and-delivery-with-orders-exceeding-800-million-yuan-302616924.html
  3. https://www.geely.com/news/ubtech-humanoid-ev-factory
Methodology: Verified · 3 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: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

3
unclassified
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Methodology surface for Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China).

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. UBTech Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Walker S2 at Geely EV Factory (China)?
UBTech Robotics, the manufacturer of Walker S2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
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.

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