UBTECH (China) Alpha 1S / 1 Pro / 1E (1)

Was $599.99 (Alpha 1 Pro)Alpha 1 Pro launched on Amazon US at $599.99 in 2017 and later dropped as low as $219.99; the first-generation Alpha retailed for $799. The original Alpha launched in 2014, and Alpha 1S followed in July 2015 at ¥4,699 in China. Alpha 1E is the current education version.

Discontinued · used/leftover onlyScriptedDancing servo humanoidBlocklyUBTECH's first

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Used. Alpha 1S/1 Pro are discontinued in the US; used units appear on eBay and Amazon resellers.

UBTECH Alpha 1E ↗

Overview

UBTECH's first consumer humanoid and the product that made the company, known for tightly choreographed dance routines. The Alpha 1S and 1 Pro sold widely in US electronics stores around 2016–2018; the Alpha 1E continues in education channels. It is a toy-grade servo robot with app-based programming only.

Specifications

Category	Bipeds · Walks, but doesn't really balance
Released	2014
Availability	Discontinued · used/leftover only
Programmability	No SDK, app / visual programming only
Best for	Ages 8+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	No vision sensors
Actuators	Smart servos (Dynamixel, Feetech…)
Audio	Speaker, Microphone
Compute type	Other ARM chip
Balance type	Scripted
Height	40 cm
Weight	1.8 kg
Compute	ARM Cortex-A7 900 MHz (1E)
Speed	Not published
DOF	16
Sensors	Gyro/accelerometer; voice (1E)
Balance	Plays back keyframed motions on 16 servos; no active balance.
SDK	Block coding app and PC motion editor