Gasgoo Munich-e surfing Terminal and UBTECH have signed a comprehensive strategic partnership, Gasgoo Embodied Intelligence reports.
Over the next three years, the partners aim to scale the home companion robot market beyond 1 million units. They also target deliveries of ultra-bionic and wheeled humanoid robots exceeding 100,000 units — positioning robots as key touchpoints for AI services and gateways to new application scenarios.
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To get there, e surfing Terminal will lean on China Telecom’s cloud-network infrastructure and full-stack AI capabilities. The plan is to embed proprietary tech — spanning AI, quantum computing, satellite, and cybersecurity — directly into the robots, sharpening their intelligence and user experience.
China Telecom’s nationwide service network and vast base of household and enterprise clients will drive large-scale rollout and real-world adoption. That includes centralized procurement, marketing pushes, and pilot programs for leasing, “AI subscriptions plus hardware” bundles, and interactive displays in carrier retail stores.
UBTECH, for its part, will ramp up R&D for home companionship and commercial services. By weaving China Telecom’s AI, cloud-network, and security capabilities into the hardware, the two aim to build robots that better understand users.
e surfing Terminal is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Telecom, handling device operations and ecosystem partnerships. Leveraging the carrier’s nationwide channels and customer base, it serves as a key execution arm for the group’s cloud, digital, and AI transformation strategy — including its Token-based business model — on the device side.
UBTECH has already built four core technology clusters around humanoid robots: embodied brains, human-like cerebellums, high-performance bodies, and swarm intelligence. Its 10,000-unit-class smart mega-factory came online in the second half of this year, with multiple product lines now in mass production and delivery.
