On December 14, Texas Instruments (TI) of the United States entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with UbTech, the leading listed stock in the humanoid robot sector. Texas Instruments has purchased UbTech’s industrial humanoid robot Walker S2 and is currently deploying, commissioning and applying it on its production lines.
Meanwhile, the Walker S2 also adopts the industry’s first pure RGB binocular vision solution for the head among domestic humanoid robots. Its human-eye-like binocular stereo vision perception capability effectively improves the robot’s adaptability to factory environments.
Equipped with a 52-degree-of-freedom bionic body and the fourth-generation dexterous hand, it can handle 15 kg payload handling within the full spatial range of 0–1.8 meters, and support flexible waist rotation of ±162°.
The Walker S2 features a high-power, high-torque waist joint design paired with dynamic balance algorithms. It can stably carry heavy loads of up to 15 kg within the full operating range of 0–1.8 meters, and perform highly difficult movements including flexible ground reaching, extreme squatting, long-distance grasping, and flexible waist rotation of ±162°.
For the first time globally, the robot realizes autonomous battery swapping. Equipped with technologies such as simultaneous charging and discharging of dual batteries, quick replacement via a standardized battery compartment, and precise battery swapping through dual-arm coordination, it supports 7×24-hour non-stop operation.
