Instead of shutting down to recharge, the Walker S2 walks to a nearby swap station. When one battery starts to run low, the robot turns its torso, uses built-in tools on its arms and removes the ...

Until now, the robot workforce has had to either be plugged in all of the time, or spend some time cabled to the mains to top up its battery pack. UBTech has launched the Walker S2 humanoid, with dual ...

“The biggest advantage of this friend is that it can work ‘007, 0:00 to 0:00, seven days a week,’” said Lao, a public relations officer at UBTECH Robotics, a humanoid, human-shaped robot company in ...

If you’re ever short of a tennis partner to knock a ball with, UBTECH Robotics’ Walker S2 humanoid robot could change ...

Ubtech Robotics' new Walker S2 humanoid robot changes its own battery in a demo video designed to showcase how autonomous battery swapping could let robots work 24/7 without interruption. Jesse Orrall ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A new humanoid robot out of China can change its own battery, ...