Headline: «Китайские гуманоидные роботы займутся патрулированием и логистикой на границе с Вьетнамом» Translation: Chinese Humanoid Robots to Patrol and Manage Logistics at Vietnam Border

One of the leading Chinese robotics manufacturers, UBTech Robotics, has secured a significant contract for the delivery of humanoid robots at border checkpoints. These robots will assist travelers, conduct inspections, and manage logistics, as reported by SCMP.

The company has signed a $37 million agreement with a humanoid robotics center located in Fangchenggang, a coastal city in the southern autonomous region of Guangxi, which shares a border with Vietnam.

The project will utilize the Walker S2 model, which was unveiled in July. UBTech claims it to be the world’s first robot capable of autonomously replacing its own battery.

This pilot initiative aims to position the robots at the border to help travelers navigate, manage crowds, patrol the area, carry out logistical operations, and provide commercial services.

Additionally, the robots will perform inspections at production facilities for steel, copper, and aluminum.

UBTech has reported that the total orders for the Walker series have reached $155 million. Deliveries commenced in November, with plans to dispatch 500 industrial robots by the end of the year and to scale up to 10,000 by 2027.

In China, the robotics sector is rapidly advancing with the support of government programs. Corporate clients and provincial authorities increasingly implement robots in routine processes.

In July, the Immigration Department of Zhejiang province in eastern China announced the use of humanoid and quadrupedal robots to carry out “repetitive and tiresome daily tasks.”

At Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, androids have also been employed for routine operations such as answering passenger inquiries.

During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit held in 2025 in the northern port city of Tianjin, immigration authorities deployed a multilingual robot from the Beijing-based company iBen Intelligence.

Patrolling police bots have been spotted on the streets of Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Chengdu. They are frequently showcased in Chinese media as symbols of the burgeoning embodied artificial intelligence industry.

Various competitions among robots are actively taking place in China.

It is worth noting that the Chinese tech company Kaiwa Technology from Guangzhou has planned to release a humanoid robot equipped with an artificial womb for gestating children.

Previously, UBTech Robotics introduced a humanoid robot priced at 299,000 yuan ($41,200).