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      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.ubtrobot.com/en/",
      "status": "active",
      "what_it_builds": "Develops the Walker S series, including Walker S2, for industrial handling, sorting, assembly and inspection, alongside Walker C1 service humanoids. Its UWORLD U1 family targets emotional companionship and personalized interaction in commercial and home settings.",
      "what_it_builds_source": "https://owebsite-cdn.ubtrobot.com/resources/file/2026/09/25/852659715698757.pdf",
      "founded_year": "2012",
      "founded_source": "https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2025/0430/2025043002530.pdf",
      "funding_usd": "1912303830",
      "funding_basis": "public company",
      "funding_source": "https://owebsite-cdn.ubtrobot.com/resources/file/2026/09/25/852659715698757.pdf",
      "funding_note": "Amounts in millions. https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/1219/2023121900021.pdf RMB Pre-A I-IV:2013-09 4,2014-01 1,09 6.59,10 9;USD A:2015-08 10;RMB B I-II:2016-02 260,05 65;USD C:2017-12 241.3;RMB D I-VII:2020-03 1120,08 180,12 100,2020-12/2021-03 500,2022-05/06 200+500,09 161.33,2023-01 820. https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2025/0430/2025043002530.pdf HKD gross IPO:2023-12-28 1015.38;greenshoe:2024-01-22 26.2935;placements:2024-08-01 130.64,10-23 436.0708,11-20 587.16. https://owebsite-cdn.ubtrobot.com/resources/file/2026/09/25/852659715698757.pdf HKD gross placements:2025-02-20 913.95891,07-22 2472.7469,11-25 3109.0384(closed12-02). FX:RMB×1.0897/7.8208(filing);HKD/announcement-day https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/DEXHKUS. Excluded secondary/founder/ESOP;A+2015$20m/B2016$100m/C2017$40m/$400m/C2018$820m replaced by filed subscriptions;2025$1bn credit line;2026-09$13.9m/$139m conflicts with nil share issues. Market cap:2026-11(read11-03).",
      "latest_funding_date": "2025-12-02",
      "valuation_usd": "3980000000",
      "latest_model": "UWORLD U1 series (U1 Lite, U1 Pro, U1 Ultra)",
      "latest_model_year": "2026",
      "latest_model_source": "https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/ubtech-launches-uworld-u1-the-worlds-first-full-size-mass-produced-ultra-bionic-humanoid-robot-302815280.html",
      "units_shipped": "921",
      "units_shipped_source": "https://owebsite-cdn.ubtrobot.com/resources/file/2026/09/25/852659715698757.pdf",
      "units_shipped_note": "Sales in January-June 2026 of full-size embodied intelligent humanoid robots across all scenarios (2026 interim report, p.15). This is the company-wide product category, including bipedal and wheeled humanoids, not a Walker S2-only count. No model-level breakdown or cumulative total is given; smaller educational/toy humanoids are excluded.",
      "as_of": "2026-11-03"
    }
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  "sources": [
    "https://www.ubtrobot.com/en/",
    "https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2025/0430/2025043002530.pdf",
    "https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/1219/2023121900021.pdf",
    "https://owebsite-cdn.ubtrobot.com/resources/file/2026/09/25/852659715698757.pdf",
    "https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/ubtech-launches-uworld-u1-the-worlds-first-full-size-mass-produced-ultra-bionic-humanoid-robot-302815280.html",
    "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/DEXHKUS",
    "https://companiesmarketcap.com/ubtech-robotics/marketcap",
    "https://globalventuring.com/blog/2018/05/03/tencent-accompanies-ubtech-to-820m/",
    "https://ubtechroboticscorppressroom.wordpress.com/2018/05/07/ubtech-robotics-announces-largest-artificial-intelligence-funding-in-history/",
    "https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3468028919929223",
    "https://robottoday.com/industry-briefing/ubtech-secures-13-9-million-for-technology-upgrades-and-new-product-development/12157",
    "https://www.cyborgslife.com/pulses/ubtech-post-ipo-raise-2026/",
    "https://owebsite-cdn.ubtrobot.com/resources/file/2026/10/12/858685216145477.pdf",
    "https://owebsite-cdn.ubtrobot.com/resources/file/2024/01/22/506857355104325.pdf"
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