This Robot Can Work Nonstop—and Change Its Own Batteries to Prove It

This Robot Can Work Nonstop—and Change Its Own Batteries to Prove It

Robots have long been great at doing one thing over and over again. But they’ve never been great at doing that forever. Eventually, something needs to be charged, rebooted, or plugged back in by a human—because autonomy only goes so far. Enter Walker S2, a humanoid robot developed by China’s UBTECH Robotics that casually sidesteps this problem by swapping its own batteries. It’s the first of its kind to do this autonomously—and it looks surprisi…

Autonomous Bipedal Robot Can Change Its Own Batteries, Work 24/7

The Walker S2 humanoid robot is the world's first industrial robot that can replace its own battery, allowing it to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.