💻 Coding · 🤖 AI robots, toys and kits
UBTECH Alpha Mini
By UBTECH Robotics (Shenzhen, China). Visit UBTECH Alpha Mini
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
Alpha Mini is a small humanoid robot, about 25 cm tall, with 14 motors so it can walk, dance, do push-ups and kung fu moves. Its LCD eyes show feelings, and it talks back by voice. It has a 13-megapixel camera with face and object recognition, a four-microphone array, Wi-Fi, a 4G SIM slot and GPS, and can make calls. Children can program it with color blocks that use its vision, sensors and speech. It is sold as a family and education robot.
Our take: Only for families comfortable with a camera-and-microphone robot from an overseas maker that publishes little about product data; most families will find better-supported coding robots.
| Ages it suits | about 8-14 (maker does not give an age range) |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Not stated for the robot; the website policy says it does not intentionally collect minors' data and minors should visit the site with a parent's consent. The site policy does not cover products, and no product privacy policy was found. (terms) |
| Price | Paid. Not listed on the maker's site (Oct 2026); sold through resellers. |
| Works on | A device, iPhone and iPad, Android |
| Account | A parent's account |
| Ads | Not stated |
| In-app purchases | Not stated |
| The AI in it | Face and object recognition and voice interaction let the robot recognize people and respond to spoken requests. |
What's good
- Real humanoid motion that kids find exciting
- Block coding uses vision, sensors and speech
- Expressive eyes and voice
- From a large, established robot maker
Watch for
- Camera, mics, GPS and 4G in a child's room
- No product privacy policy found
- iOS companion app last updated in 2020
- Price and US availability unclear
Data and privacy
No product privacy policy was found. The website policy says UBTECH does not sell personal data and stores website data on servers in Hong Kong, with servers also in China, the US and Singapore; the robot itself has a camera, microphones, GPS and a cellular connection. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
The maker's own claims only. No independent study was found.
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Where these facts come from
- https://www.ubtrobot.com/en/consumer/humanoid-robots/alpha-series/alpha-mini
- https://www.ubtrobot.com/en/privacy/privacy-policy
- https://www.ubtrobot.com/en/privacy/term-of-use
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alphamini/id1471118209
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