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Humanoid robots to assemble iPhones in China as UBTech partners with Foxconn


UBTech partners with Apple's manufacturing partner, Foxconn, to build the iPhone using Walker S1 humanoid robots.

The so-called”comprehensive long-term partnership” will see UBTech’s Walker S1 humanoid robots perform complicated and delicate production” duties. Reportedly, UBTech has already completed several months of training for logistics operations at Foxconn subsidiary Foxtron’s factories in Shenzhen’s Longhua district. “China is witnessing a robust growth in humanoid robots, driven by the country’s rich talent pool, a mature industrial chain, and growing market expectations,” Yang Zhengye, the marketing director of the Shanghai-based National and Local Co-Built Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center, told Chinese state media.

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