UBTech to Deploy Humanoids on China-Vietnam Border
Analytics India Magazine (Sanjana Gupta)
China’s UBTech Robotics has signed a $37 million deal to deploy humanoid robots at border crossings in China’s Guangxi region, as per a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP). The agreement involves the Fangchenggang humanoid robot centre, which will use the robots for traveller guidance, inspections, patrols and logistics.
The company said deliveries will start in December, as reported by SCMP.
This huge order was also announced by UBTech in an X post on November 25. It said, “UBTECH has been added to the MSCI China Index and secured a massive new order: $37.2M!”
The post also said that the Walker humanoid robot series has accumulated over $153 million in orders for 2025.
This particular project will use UBTech’s Walker S2, which will also conduct inspections at steel, copper and aluminium manufacturing sites as part of the initiative.
UBTech said cumulative orders for its Walker series have reached ¥1.1 billion since shipments began this month. Michael Tam, the company’s chief branding officer, said UBTech aims to deliver 500 industrial humanoids this year and increase the figure tenfold next year.
“We plan to reach 10,000 units by 2027,” he told SCMP. He added that the company seeks to lower production costs.
The deal aligns with China’s broader push to integrate embodied AI into real-world operations. Government agencies across provinces are now using humanoids and quadruped robots at airports, immigration checkpoints, and in security work.
A similar concept has been deployed at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, where a robot is handling passenger queries. Shenzhen Customs has also integrated DeepSeek’s large language model into an inspection robot for cargo checks.
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