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UBTECH’s UWORLD U1 companion humanoid has accumulated 13,000 pre-orders, but the critical test arrives in mid-July when final payments are due from pre-order customers, as the company navigates a 35% year-to-date stock decline, a net loss of 703 million yuan in 2025, and intensifying competition from Unitree and LimX.
Researchers at Keio University and MIT Media Lab have developed a soft floating robot that uses helium buoyancy and flapping fins to hover silently indoors, establishing the first systematic design framework for soft floating robots as residential companions.
UBTECH has revealed pricing for its U1 companion humanoid at a Shenzhen launch event, ranging from 119,800 yuan for the torso-only Lite version to 990,000 yuan for the full-body Ultra, as orders crossed 10,000 units and UBTECH shares jumped 17% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
UBTECH’s U1 full-size companion humanoid robot has accumulated over 5,000 pre-orders on JD.com and Tmall within three weeks of launch, nearly five times the company’s total 2025 full-size humanoid robot sales of 1,079 units, as UBTECH targets 10,000 U1 units in 2026 alongside 10,000 industrial humanoids.
ASUS has unveiled two AI-powered robots at Computex 2026 – the Kairo autonomous service robot for healthcare and commercial environments, and a next-generation companion robot for home elder care – both orchestrated by the company’s new Maestro AI platform.
Colin Angle, co-founder of iRobot and creator of the Roomba, has unveiled Familiar Machines & Magic and its debut product Ami, a four-legged companion robot designed to build emotional bonds with its owner rather than perform household tasks.