“The biggest advantage of this friend is that it can work ‘007 (0 o’clock to 0 o’clock, seven days a week),’” said Lao, a publicity official at UBTECH, a humanoid (human-shaped) robot company in ...

Instead of shutting down to recharge, the Walker S2 walks to a nearby swap station. When one battery starts to run low, the robot turns its torso, uses built-in tools on its arms and removes the ...

Shares of UBTech Robotics jumped after it received a large order for humanoid robots, renewing market optimism for the company's business outlook. Shares of the Chinese startup jumped as much as 10% ...

Ubtech Robotics' new Walker S2 humanoid robot changes its own battery in a demo video designed to showcase how autonomous battery swapping could let robots work 24/7 without interruption. Jesse Orrall ...

Until now, the robot workforce has had to either be plugged in all of the time, or spend some time cabled to the mains to top up its battery pack. UBTech has launched the Walker S2 humanoid, with dual ...

Meet Walker S2 — a robot that swaps its own battery. No humans needed. Built by China’s UBTECH, it’s the first humanoid robot that can do this. When the battery runs low, it walks to a dock, and swaps ...