UBTech and Tianyi Telecom Terminal aim to sell 100,000 humanoid robots

UBTech Robotics, a Shenzhen-based maker of humanoid robots, and Tianyi Telecom Terminal signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 9 November. The two sides want to sell more than 100,000 humanoid robots in total, counting both hyper-realistic bionic humanoids and wheeled humanoids. They also describe a wider goal: a home companion robot terminal market above 1 million units over the next three years.

The deal covers large-scale promotion, joint innovation, shared sales channels, scenario development and building an industry ecosystem. A joint lab, called the Tianyi Terminal-UBTech Robot Joint Innovation Laboratory, will treat robots as a way to deliver AI services and test new uses. Tianyi Telecom Terminal belongs to the telecom system and brings terminal sales and customer contact channels, while UBTech supplies the robot technology and engineering.

Why it matters

Humanoid robots have mostly stayed at the demonstration and small-batch stage, and observers say sales channels and after-sales service decide whether they can reach homes. A telecom terminal vendor taking on sales and rollout addresses that gap. The figures are aspirational targets, not orders. Neither company has said what the robots will cost, when deliveries begin, or how many units are already committed. Watch for first shipment dates and real sales numbers.

Source: BigGo Finance, 9 November 2026.