The Rundown Robotics: Mass production of “humanoids”

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🤖 UBTech claims ‘mass production’ of humanoids
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The Rundown: China’s UBTech is claiming a commercial breakthrough in the humanoid race: $113M in orders and 500 industrial humanoids slated for delivery in 2025, with production capacity already exceeding 1K units annually.
The details:
The Shenzhen-based company reports over $113M in domestic pre-orders and plans to ship 500+ humanoids in 2025. UBTech released a short video showcasing what it calls the “world’s first mass delivery of humanoid robots,” featuring sleek rows of Walker S2 units.The viral lineup video quickly drew heat from Figure CEO Brett Adcock, who labeled it CGI, sparking some online debate.Walker S2’s hot-swap battery system enables quick changeovers, designed to sustain round-the-clock factory shifts.
Why it matters: 

UBTech targets 5K Walker shipments next year as it preps to push into the consumer market with a $20K home robot to rival Tesla’s Optimus, Figure 03, and 1X’s NEO. Of course, Adcock’s CGI accusation highlights lingering skepticism around production claims in the heated humanoid race.
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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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