Spend 990,000 yuan to buy a robot boyfriend to fall in love with
On June 30, Ubtech officially launched its first full - size, highly humanoid robot, the U1 series. The first batch of products includes the female robot, Xia You (Una) and the male robot, Ling Ye (Nix).
The most outstanding features of the U1 are, firstly, its extremely realistic facial expressions, and secondly, its smooth and fluid body movements. It can partner with human dancers to perform the dance from La La Land, and it does a great job in grasping the movements and rhythm of the entire dance.
The U1 on display at the scene can simulate a variety of human expressions
On stage, the female U1 Ultra dances with a human
The U1 series consists of three products: the U1 Lite is a lightweight, half - body version, easy to carry and transport, priced at 119,800 yuan; the high - end full - body version the U1 Pro is priced at 169,800 yuan; the high - dynamic full - body version the U1 Ultra is priced at 880,000 yuan for the female version, and the male version is more expensive, at 990,000 yuan.
The price difference between the male and female versions of the U1 Ultra is as high as 110,000 yuan, which is almost enough to buy a car.
The U1 series features high - end looks and is only available for purchase by adults. It can provide emotional companionship and daily interaction, and will understand you better the more you use it during the companionship process. However, in response to the curiosity of many users about whether it can be bought home to do household chores such as cooking, cleaning, and organizing, Ubtech clearly stated that it can't do that yet.
Zhou Jian, the founder, chairman of the board, and CEO of Ubtech, said at the scene that before taking the stage, he had just learned that the orders had exceeded 11,000 units; and half an hour later, Tan Min, the chief brand officer, president of the consumer robotics innovation division, and general manager of U World of Ubtech, mentioned that this figure had been updated to over 13,361 units.
Users can place an order by paying a 3,000 - yuan deposit, which is refundable before the end of the pre - sale on July 15. As of now, on the JD platform, 5,467 units of the U1 have been ordered, and on the Tmall platform, 80 units have been ordered.
According to the plan, Ubtech will start mass production and delivery on September 16, with an annual target of delivering over 10,000 units in 2026.
At the press conference, a 4,000 - square - meter immersive human - robot co - existence art space was created, displaying multiple different application scenarios of the U1, including medical, health, and rehabilitation assessment and reception, family emotional companionship, adolescent psychological healing, front - desk reception, etc.
For example, in the front - desk reception scenario, the U1 acting as a receptionist can introduce itself to the audience, talk about Ubtech's development and different product lines, and can answer all questions.
However, from the on - site experience, the U1 sometimes needs to wait for a moment before making a response, and the voice and lip movements are not completely synchronized.
Ubtech displayed multiple U1 robots with different styling designs, each with different character settings: post - apocalyptic survivors, awakened beings in the real world, interstellar explorers, guardians of marine life, order maintainers and negotiators...
The robot's limbs cannot move, and only its head can turn slightly, interacting with the on - site audience through facial micro - expressions.
When touching it up close, you can feel that the U1's arms and hands are made of flexible bionic materials, and the touch is similar to that of silicone.
In addition, you can even see a group of robots walking on the runway together with human models.
On the 3rd, Ubtech's stock opened at HK$98.6, reached a maximum price of HK$113.6, and closed at HK$102.8, up 4.26% compared to the opening price and down about 9.51% compared to the maximum price.
01. Can imitate most human movements and expressions, and has long - term memory ability
The U1 adopts a full - size design close to the real - human proportion. The male version is about 1.83 meters tall, and the female version is about 1.68 meters tall. The female version pays more attention to the three - court and five - eye facial proportions and bone structure that conform to the Oriental aesthetic, while the male version has more prominent facial features and a clear outline.
The whole machine is equipped with 24 active degrees of freedom and 64 passive degrees of freedom, a total of 88 degrees of freedom, covering 14 core joints of the human body, and can complete about 90% of basic human movements such as sitting, leaning, lying down, and hugging.
In terms of facial interaction, the U1 has 33 facial degrees of freedom, including 19 active degrees of freedom and 14 passive degrees of freedom, and can achieve more than 30 complex micro - expressions such as blinking, raising eyebrows, and smiling.
In the neck, the U1 adopts a bionic structure combining double - fulcrum and four - bar linkage, which can turn its head to follow the user according to binocular vision information, and maintain the head posture after power failure through the full - time self - locking technology.
To reduce the mechanical feeling caused by the asynchrony of voice, mouth shape, and expression, Ubtech has developed its own controller, which controls the response delay between voice and lip movements to less than 20 milliseconds.
The surface of the U1 is made of bionic materials and gel structure to simulate skin texture, elasticity, and warm touch. The robot is equipped with multi - dimensional flexible electronic skin and sensors all over its body, which can sense the user's touch and hug.
The U1 is equipped with more than 200 TOPS of edge - side computing power, which can run multiple models such as visual tracking, emotion recognition, voice processing, timbre processing, and motion control simultaneously.
The system adopts a "fast - slow brain" architecture. The edge - side "fast brain" is responsible for immediate feedback within 500 milliseconds, and the cloud - side "slow brain" is responsible for knowledge query and complex reasoning.
The U1 is also equipped with the Resonance - LM emotional resonance large model for long - term companionship, which can recognize more than 20 fine - grained emotions, including states such as happiness, embarrassment, grievance, and fatigue, based on the user's facial expressions, body language, voice, dialect, and demeanor.
The cross - time - space memory library Agent Memory OS constructs a digital life system. The active care engine realizes interaction without wake - up words based on environmental perception, enabling the U1 to "read the atmosphere". For example, after seeing you come home from overtime work, it will actively and considerately ask if you need to adjust the air - conditioner or play music.
As the interaction increases, the robot's personality and behavior will gradually adapt to each user.
02. Delivery will start in September, and over 10,000 units will be delivered by the end of the year
Before the official delivery, the first - batch users can interact with the ordered robots through the UWORLD App on their mobile phones.
The App is expected to be available in mid - July. Users can enter their names, preferences, and living habits in advance. After the robot is delivered on September 16, it will inherit the memories formed in the App before, just like an old friend you've known for a long time.
In terms of privacy, the U1 adopts a three - layer data privacy architecture of "local first, cloud encryption, and physical controllability". The user's personal data mainly runs in a closed environment on the edge side. Ubtech said that it will not use the user's local data for model training or other R & D.
Ubtech also proposed the 「Universal Mirror」 personalized character creation system, through which users can create and customize the robot's character and timbre using AI.
At the press conference, multiple ecological cooperation projects were launched. The world - famous electronic music producer and DJ Alan Walker was appointed as the global entertainment IP promotion ambassador of U World, and the "WALKER×WALKER" co - branded IP was launched. He will also become the world's first musician to have a dedicated bionic robot.
For large - scale orders of the U1, Ubtech has built a new super - bionic robot production factory in Shenzhen. Since the U1 involves bionic skin, facial tendon structure, tactile system, and complex assembly processes, its production process is different from that of industrial humanoid robots. Ubtech has re - established the production rhythm, standard operating procedures, and quality standards.
In terms of delivery rhythm, Ubtech said that in the second half of 2026, it will prioritize the delivery in the domestic market. Delivery will start on September 16, and it aims to complete the 2026 orders by December 31. It plans to obtain relevant international certifications in 2027 and further expand the overseas market.