Robot model
Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot
A smart home robot powered by China Unicom's cloud AI OS, offering AI features for entertainment, education, and fitness.
- Manufacturer
- China Unicom
- Form factor
- service
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 3
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot, a service by China Unicom (commercial): 3 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.
Overview
A smart home robot powered by China Unicom's cloud AI OS, offering AI features for entertainment, education, and fitness. Part of China Unicom's cloud AI product series that moves computing power to the cloud, reducing hardware investment by over 90%.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Chairman
2024 Net Profit
Ownership
Listed
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (3)
- Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot at China, Asiaoperational
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
- Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot at Japan, Asiaoperational
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at China, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at Japan, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Incident recordedJan 27, 2022
FCC revokes China Unicom Americas' telecom services authority
Safety record
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Incidents affecting Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot (1)
- FCC revokes China Unicom Americas' telecom services authority2022-01-27 · Regulatory action
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: service
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot.Recent coverage
Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot 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 Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
China Unicom Develops World's First Cloud AI Services for Homes and Individuals
China Unicom launches cloud AI product series including a smart home robot named Tone, with 15 million registered users and 4 million MAUs.
China Unicom bets big on AI after sound financial performance
China Unicom announces 28% increase in computing power expenditure for 2025 and strategic pivot to AI after reporting 10.5% net profit growth in 2024.
China Unicom boosts computing power investment in 2025 amid AI rush
China Unicom budgets 28% increase in capital expenditures for computing power in 2025 as China's AI infrastructure spending accelerates.
China Unicom's 5G Private Network PLUS Opens Up Blue Ocean for 5G Applications
China Unicom has delivered 2,500 5G private network projects and 9,000+ commercial projects across 38 industries, partnering with BMW, Schneider Electric, Midea, and State Grid.
FCC Revokes China Unicom Americas Telecom Services Authority
The FCC revoked China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited's domestic and international section 214 authority, citing national security concerns.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/unicom-tone.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/f43acf5f-32a0-4f6d-a7d0-538e71ad858e
- Revision history: /models/unicom-tone/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Unicom Tone Smart Home Robot draws attention at the 17th percentile but verifies reality at the 59th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -42.3, 54th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
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: Aug 22, 2026