Robot model
UWORLD U1
UBTech's consumer companion humanoid robot line, launched June 30, 2026.
- Manufacturer
- UBTech Robotics
- Form factor
- humanoid
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 2
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies UWORLD U1, a humanoid by UBTech Robotics (commercial): 2 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
UBTech's consumer companion humanoid robot line, launched June 30, 2026. Three variants: U1 Lite (semi-torso), U1 Pro (full-body), U1 Ultra (high-dynamic). Features 88 degrees of freedom, emotion-aware LLM with 90%+ recognition of 20+ emotions, biomimetic skin, and 500ms response.
Pricing from 119,800 RMB (~$16,500) to 990,000 RMB (~$145,000). 13,361+ cumulative orders as of launch; mass production target 10,000+ units in 2026 with delivery starting September 16.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Variants
DOF
Price range
Orders
Delivery start
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for UWORLD U1. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (2)
- UWORLD U1 at China, Asiaoperational
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
UWORLD U1 on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere UWORLD U1 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 2, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at China, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Safety record
No incidents on record for UWORLD U1.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for UWORLD U1.Recent coverage
UWORLD U1 in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning UWORLD U1 from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
UBTECH Begins Mass Deliveries of UWorld U1 Companion Humanoids
UBTECH has started delivering UWorld U1 Lite, Pro and Ultra companion humanoids to Chinese buyers after a June launch that logged more than 13,000 orders.
China's UBTech launches AI-powered lifelike companion robots
UBTech unveiled the U1 line of ultra-realistic humanoid companion robots with emotion-aware LLM, priced up to 990,000 yuan, with 13,361 orders received.
China's UBTech launches AI-powered lifelike companion robots
UBTech unveils U1 line of ultra-realistic humanoid companion robots with emotional LLM, priced up to 990,000 yuan, with 13,361 orders received.
Chinese company launches robots for companionship, they have silicon skin and Emotional AI
UBTech unveiled the UWORLD U1, a consumer humanoid companion robot with silicone skin, emotional AI, and on-device data storage, launched in Shenzhen on June 30, 2026.
UBTECH Launches UWORLD U1 - World's First Full-Size Mass-Produced Ultra-Bionic Humanoid
UBTECH launched UWORLD U1, world's first full-size mass-produced ultra-bionic humanoid robot. Robotics portfolio spanning industrial, commercial, and consumer applications.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/ubtech-uworld-u1.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/cfcecdb0-3654-4747-9e90-0d0ca882feaf
- Revision history: /models/ubtech-uworld-u1/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
UWORLD U1 draws attention at the 24th percentile but verifies reality at the 59th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap -34.5, 93rd widest among humanoids.
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 2, 2026