"Youyou" is a panda-themed humanoid robot from UBTECH, built on the same core technology as the company's Walker service humanoid. Customized for the China Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, Youyou is an exhibition-and-engagement robot rather than an industrial machine — it greets visitors, gives guided tours, and demonstrates traditional Chinese cultural skills such as calligraphy and painting. Its panda appearance is a deliberate, culturally specific design choice.
Price & Availability
Youyou is a specialized, custom-built exhibition robot, not a catalog product with a public list price. It was created for a specific pavilion deployment and is suited to expo pavilions, museums, guided tours, and educational showcases — engagements arranged directly with UBTECH rather than bought off the shelf.
| Basis | Figure |
|---|---|
| Confirmed list price | Not published; custom/bespoke exhibition robot |
| Availability | Specialized public-engagement deployments (expos, museums) |
Full Specifications
Specs are drawn from UBTECH materials and third-party listings.
| Spec | Value (reported) |
|---|---|
| Height | ~1.30 m |
| Weight | ~63 kg |
| Servo joints | 41 high-performance servo joints |
| Max joint torque | ~200 N·m |
| Max payload | ~3 kg |
| Top speed | ~0.8 m/s |
| Interaction | Multimodal — text, voice, vision, motion; bionic-eye display; omnidirectional perception |
| Technology base | Derived from UBTECH's Walker humanoid service robot |
| Demonstrated skills | Calligraphy, painting, guided tours, dance, Tai Chi, yoga |
Model Breakdown
Youyou is a single bespoke exhibition robot, not a product line. It is essentially Walker-derived humanoid technology repackaged in a panda form factor for cultural and public-engagement purposes. It has featured at high-profile venues including Expo 2020 Dubai.
Buyer's Guide: What to Know
Youyou is an attraction, not a worker. Its purpose is public engagement — greeting, guiding, performing cultural demonstrations. With a ~3 kg payload and ~0.8 m/s top speed, it is not built for industrial tasks.
It is a bespoke engagement. Deploying a Youyou-style robot means a custom project with UBTECH, not a standard purchase.
The technology pedigree is real. Youyou runs on the same servo and perception technology as UBTECH's Walker humanoid — it is a serious robot in a friendly shell.
Youyou vs Similar Robots
- Youyou vs Engineered Arts RoboThespian / Ameca: All are public-engagement and exhibition robots; Youyou adds a culturally specific panda design and a mobile humanoid body.
- Youyou vs UBTECH Walker: Same technology family — Youyou is the panda-themed exhibition application of Walker-derived humanoid tech.
- Youyou vs SoftBank Pepper: Both are interaction-and-greeter robots, though Pepper is a wheeled commercial service robot and Youyou is a bipedal exhibition humanoid.
Source: UBTECH Robotics
