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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]
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]
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