China telecom subsidiary and UBTech forge strategic partnership to drive mass market adoption of bionic humanoid robots

Tianyi Telecom Terminal Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen UBTECH Technology Co., Ltd. formalized a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement on November 9, 2026. The signing ceremony was attended by executives from both entities, including Gui Xuan, Deputy General Manager of Tianyi Telecom Terminal, and Hao Baoyu, Senior Vice President of UBTECH. The partnership focuses on several key areas, including the large-scale promotion of robotics, joint innovation, business model refinement, application scenario development, component encapsulation, and building an industry ecosystem. Over the next three years, the companies aim to push the home companion robot terminal sector past one million units and the ultra-bionic and wheeled humanoid robot terminal sector past one hundred thousand units, positioning robots as key entry points for AI services. Gui Xuan, Deputy General Manager of Tianyi Telecom Terminal, outlined a strategy involving lowering entry barriers through innovative models, driving conversion via deep user experience, and expanding scenarios in vertical industries. The collaboration also established a joint innovation laboratory, which will focus on product innovation, scenario discovery, customization, application validation, and standard setting. This effort will build a dual-encapsulation AI service capability system, integrating robot functions like voice interaction and visual recognition with telecom capabilities such as cloud networking, AI large models, and eSIM.