UBtech Robotics
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| ISIN | CNE100006CQ4 |
| Industry | Robotics |
| Founded | 2012 China |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, China |
Key people | Zhou Jian (CEO) |
Number of employees | 1,000 (2019) |
| Website | ubtrobot |
UBTECH Robotics Inc. is a Chinese manufacturer of robots based in Shenzhen, Guangdong.[1]
History
[edit]Ubtech was founded in 2012 by Zhou Jian. Ubtech specializes in humanoid robots. Ubtech exhibited at IFA Berlin in 2017 and showed its latest innovations.[2]
In 2018, the Italian mobile communications provider Telecom Italia Mobile set a Guinness world record for simultaneous dance for robots with 1,372 Alpha S1 robots from Ubtech. The old record was 1,069 robots.[3] In 2020 its robots were used to help medical workers treating COVID-19 patients in Shenzhen.[4]
After a Series-C funding round by Tencent and ICBC it was valued at $5 billion. It was planning an IPO as of 2019.[5][6]
In December 2021, the company delivered pint-sized robots to 300 pre-schools in Seoul, South Korea.[7]
In January 2022, Ubtech launched a mobile robot that emits UV rays to disinfect. The robot was commercially launched in USA.[8]
The company had its Initial public offering (IPO) in December 2023, raising HK$1 billion on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Malayil, Jijo. "China's UBTech picks ChatGPT rival Baidu to brain-power humanoid robot". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "IFA 2017 – UBTECH präsentiert Zukunft humanoider Roboter | Zaronews". www.zaronews.world. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "Video: Watch more than 1,300 robots dance simultaneously to break a world record". Guinness World Records. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "Video Friday: Robots Help Keep Medical Staff Safe at COVID-19 Hospital". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "UBTECH Plans to Launch IPO within this Year". EqualOcean. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "Tencent-backed robot maker UBTech set for listing on China market". Financial Times. July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Ubtech Robotics Delivers Pint-Sized Robots to 300 Pre-Schools in Seoul, South Korea". Pandaily. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ January 2022, 10th. "UBTECH's Mobile Disinfectant Robot Hits the Market". IoT World Today. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "UBTech makes HK trading debut amid gloomy market". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 2024-06-08.