UBTech and Xiamen C&D Sign Strategic Cooperation for Fujian Joint Venture Targeting ≥10,000 Humanoid Sales by 2030

Key facts
EntityUBTech (优必选 / UBTECH Robotics Corp., Ltd.)
CounterpartyXiamen C&D Inc. (建发股份 / 厦门建发股份有限公司, 600153.SH)
Date9 Oct 2026
RegionChina & Restricted

UBTech and Xiamen C&D Inc. signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Xiamen on 9 October 2026. The parties will jointly establish a joint-venture company to serve as the operating entity of the “UBTech Eco-Technology Centre Fujian Headquarters,” with a plan to complete no fewer than 10,000 UBTech humanoid robot sales by 2030. Cooperation covers supply-chain operations and real-estate applications, including logistics warehousing, security inspection and urban public-space services.

Who this affects

  • For exporters: Not specified in the record.
  • For investors: Sets a cumulative sales target of ≥10,000 units by 2030 via the JV channel without disclosed firm orders or near-term volume.
  • For counsel/compliance: Commercial strategic cooperation and planned JV; no regulatory instrument stated.
  • For policymakers: Channels state-owned enterprise supply-chain and real-estate platforms into humanoid deployment pathways in Fujian and beyond.

The read

The agreement pairs UBTech product and technology capability with C&D’s channel, supply-chain and financial-leasing strengths to create a one-stop regional platform (operations & maintenance, talent training, scenario R&D, equipment sharing/leasing, event operations). It frames the 10,000-unit figure as a joint sales target rather than contracted demand.

What was the action?

The parties signed a strategic cooperation agreement and will jointly establish a joint-venture company as the operating entity of the “优生态科技中心福建总部” (UBTech Eco-Technology Centre Fujian Headquarters). The JV will undertake regional industrial coordination, resource integration and ecosystem services. Market expansion will combine C&D channel advantages with UBTech technology and products to advance the ≥10,000-unit sales target by 2030. Scenario work will focus on supply-chain operations and real-estate development, promoting logistics warehousing, security inspection and urban public-space service applications, and will explore supply-chain finance support.

What’s the penalty / scope, and how is it set?

No penalty. The action creates a planned JV operator for the Fujian Eco-Technology Centre and sets a joint sales target of no fewer than 10,000 UBTech humanoid robots by 2030, together with application cooperation in the stated scenarios.

Who else is exposed?

Not specified in the record beyond the two parties and the intended end-use scenarios (government exhibition halls, commercial complexes, industrial parks, logistics warehousing, security, urban public space).

What happens next

Formation and operation of the joint-venture company as the Fujian headquarters operator; advancement of the sales target and scenario deployments. No intermediate deadlines or binding order volumes are stated.

Source of record
On October 9, C&D Inc. (600153.SH) and UBTECH Robotics Corp., Ltd. (9880.HK, "UBTECH Robotics") signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Xiamen.
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