Eseandre Mordi
⬤ Texas Instruments has started putting UBTECH's Walker S2 industrial humanoid robot to work in its manufacturing facilities. The company purchased the robot and is running tests directly on production lines—a real-world trial that shows how humanoid automation might actually fit into semiconductor manufacturing.
⬤ Walker S2 is being evaluated in live production environments, meaning Texas Instruments is exploring whether these advanced robots can handle tasks alongside existing workflows. While specific performance data hasn't been shared, the fact that testing is happening on active lines suggests serious interest in what humanoid robots could bring to chip manufacturing operations.
⬤ UBTECH will now integrate more Texas Instruments components into its humanoid robot systems. Since TXN specializes in analog and embedded processing tech that powers automation, this deeper partnership makes sense—it's basically putting more TXN silicon into the robots that might end up on TXN's own factory floors.
⬤ This collaboration matters because it connects a major chipmaker directly to the humanoid robotics space. If these tests prove successful, it could influence how the semiconductor industry thinks about automation and create new demand for the specialized chips that make humanoid robots actually work in industrial settings.
Eseandre Mordi
