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Walker C1

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UBTECH's full-size commercial-service humanoid, built for city-scale service work.

Mass productionVerified Last verified 31 Oct 2026
Height164 cm
Degrees of freedom53
Arm payload—
Top speed10.8 km/h
Battery life—
Starting pricePrice on request
MakerUBTECH
First shown22 Jun 2026
StatusMass production
Form factorFull-size
LocomotionBipedal
Updated31 Oct 2026

What it is

Walker C1 is UBTECH's full-size commercial-service humanoid, launched on 22 June 2026 at the fourth China International Supply Chain Expo. The 1.64 m, 55 kg robot has 53 DOF and a 3 m/s top speed, with a 3D-printed lattice structure used as an artificial muscle layer. It carries 2,070 TOPS of on-device compute for UBTECH's Thinker embodied model and is designed for reception, retail, tourism, patrol and education work, with UBTECH claiming mass-production capability.

Highlights

011.64 m and 55 kg, close to an adult woman's build.
0253 DOF in total, including 3 waist joints.
03Walking and running speed of at least 3 m/s.
042,070 TOPS on-device compute with the Thinker model.
053D-printed lattice 'muscle' structure and full-stack open interfaces.

The numbers

Body
Height164 cm
Weight55 kg
Form factorFull-size
Motion & power
LocomotionBipedal
Degrees of freedom53
DOF breakdownUpper limbs 14 + lower limbs 12 + waist/torso 3 + neck 2 = 31, with the remaining 22 DOF in the two hands (53 total).
Top speed10.8 km/h
Actuators53 active DOF, including three waist joints and 14 upper-limb DOF; 3D-printed lattice structure.
Compute, sensing & hands
Compute2,070 TOPS of on-device computing power.
SensingOmnidirectional perception suite for navigation and interaction; UBTECH does not publish the full sensor list.
HandsHands are included in the 53-DOF total, but UBTECH has not published their DOF separately.

Platform & deployment

AvailabilityUBTECH claims mass production; orders are handled through UBTECH.
Target marketCity services, retail, cultural tourism and education.
SDKOpen servo-drive and sensor access, application APIs, an SDK and a motion library.
Software / OSUBTECH Thinker embodied model with natural-language interaction, task execution, 3D navigation and continuous learning.
Deployments & partnersCISCE 2026 official humanoid representative; commercial service deployments in Chinese cities.
Safety & certificationsUBTECH cites automotive-grade full-domain safety protection; details are not published.

Evidence trail

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