China has just enhanced its border patrol with battery-replaceable humanoid robots. These humanoid robots can self-charge, operate around the clock without fatigue, and there is no need to worry about their survival status.
UBTech’s Walker S2 is not the cute PR robot you see at trade shows; it is industrial-grade, with 52 degrees of freedom, a lifting capacity of 15 kg per arm, a movement speed of 2 meters per second, and sub-millimeter precision.
Impressively, it can change its own battery in 3 minutes and then get back to work. Deployments include guiding passengers, patrolling tasks, traffic control, inspections in logistics, steel, copper, and aluminum plants, as well as commercial tasks. They are present in airports, government buildings, and even law enforcement agencies; the border is just the next logical step in China’s AI strategy.
At this stage, China is no longer experimenting with embodied artificial intelligence but is putting it into operation, scaling up, and normalizing its use.
The Walker S2 is not designed for public relations; it is built for continuous operation in sensitive environments such as border control and national security areas.
A robot that does not feel fatigue, does not eat or drink, does not take sick leave, and does not hesitate has already surpassed 1 billion yuan in orders. By 2027, the production target will leap to 10,000 units per year. For all those concerned, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has just officially established a national humanoid robot technology committee, led by top experts in the AI and robotics fields.
If you want to understand where the world is heading, look at the measures taken by various governments at their borders; China has just made its move.
Source:
interestingengineering.com/innovation/ubtechwalkers2