Airbus humanoid robots: Inside the Chinese UBTech Walker S2 trial and Airbus’ automation roadmap
Airbus humanoid robots: why is Airbus testing Chinese UBTech’s Walker S2 now, and what could it change on real assembly lines? First, on January 21, 2026, a short statement triggered a long list of factory questions. Notably, Chinese robotics firm UBTech said it had signed a deal with Airbus to expand robot use in aviation


