en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 30, at the 2026 Global Launch Conference of China's UBTECH, Zhou Jian, founder, chairman, and CEO of UBTECH, announced that orders for the ultra-bionic humanoid robot YouWorld U1 series across all channels have exceeded 10,000 units, with a target to complete deliveries this year. The YouWorld U1 is positioned as a full-size ultra-bionic humanoid robot, primarily designed for emotional companionship scenarios, available in male and female forms, each equipped with 88 high-degree-of-freedom motion joints. In comparison, UBTECH sold 1,079 full-size embodied intelligent humanoid robots in 2025, and the U1 series surpassing 10,000 orders indicates that consumer-grade humanoid robots are entering a phase of larger-scale pre-orders and mass production validation.
The YouWorld U1 series had previously opened for pre-sales on e-commerce platforms. On the evening of June 21, UBTECH announced that pre-orders for its consumer-grade humanoid robot brand YouWorld's full-size ultra-bionic humanoid robot on JD.com had exceeded 5,000 units, with simultaneous new product launches on Tmall.
With total orders across all channels surpassing 10,000 units, the market validation of the YouWorld U1 has expanded from single-platform pre-sales to broader channels. Consumer-grade humanoid robots have long faced issues such as high prices, delivery challenges, and unclear application scenarios. To truly enter the home companionship and personal consumer market, product form, interactive experience, supply chain costs, after-sales service, and content ecosystem must all mature together. The U1 series emphasizes "ultra-bionic" and emotional companionship, with core selling points focused on humanoid appearance, natural language interaction, motion performance, and companionship service capabilities. As order volumes rise, UBTECH must convert pre-order enthusiasm into stable deliveries, transitioning from small-scale demonstrations to mass production.
Zhou Jian stated at the launch conference that robots will eventually replace smartphones as the core interactive terminals of AI. Once humanoid robots enter homes, interaction methods will shift from keyboards, mice, and touchscreens to natural language and proactive services.
In recent years, UBTECH has simultaneously advanced industrial humanoid robots and consumer-grade humanoid robots. On the industrial side, the Walker series has entered scenarios such as new energy vehicle manufacturing, 3C electronics manufacturing, smart logistics, and semiconductor manufacturing, accumulating training data through real factory tasks. On the consumer side, the YouWorld U1 series aims to open new markets for home companionship, emotional interaction, and personal services. These two paths correspond to different business logics: industrial robots prioritize task efficiency, reliability, and customer payment cycles, while consumer-grade robots rely more on user experience, brand communication, price acceptance, and long-term content services. The U1 series exceeding 10,000 orders indicates that UBTECH is pushing humanoid robots from factory applications further toward home-based entry points.
In terms of delivery difficulty, 10,000 orders will test UBTECH's supply chain organization, assembly, quality control, and after-sales capabilities. Full-size humanoid robots involve joint modules, reducers, motors, sensors, control systems, batteries, external structures, and AI interaction software, where any single link fluctuation could affect delivery pace. If the YouWorld U1 can complete deliveries as planned this year, it will establish an observable large-scale sample for consumer-grade humanoid robots and drive the industry to reassess the commercial boundaries between home companion robots, AI terminals, and bionic robots.
