Yanshee
Open-source humanoid for hands-on AI, coding and robotics education
Yanshee is a programmable educational humanoid robot from UBTECH Robotics, a Chinese maker of consumer and education robots. Standing roughly 380 mm (about 15 inches) tall with 17 servo-driven joints, it is built as an open-source platform for teaching AI, coding and robotics. It targets high-school and university students as well as R&D and experimentation.
17 servo-driven degrees of freedom
Onboard Raspberry Pi compute
Facial, image and voice recognition AI interface
Programmable in Blockly, Python, C/C++ and Java
~380 mm (15 in) humanoid form with included curriculum
What it does
Yanshee runs on an onboard Raspberry Pi and exposes an open-source software stack programmable in Blockly, Python, C/C++, Java and Perl, so learners can progress from block-based to text-based coding on one device. Its 17 servos enable full-body humanoid motion, while an onboard camera, microphone and AI interface support facial recognition, image recognition and voice recognition. A suite of sensors (gyroscope, infrared, temperature, humidity and pressure) lets students build projects that read and react to their environment, and the companion Yanshee App provides motion control and programming.
Where it's used
Yanshee is designed for AI and STEM education in high schools and universities, where it is used in robotics courses, coding classes, STEM labs and research-oriented experimentation. The product ships with structured curriculum and a hardware toolkit to support classroom delivery and educator-led instruction. Its open architecture and Raspberry Pi core also make it suitable for makerspaces, robotics clubs and R&D prototyping of AI and computer-vision projects.
Why operators choose it
Single platform scales from Blockly to Python, C/C++ and Java as students advance
Open-source and Raspberry Pi based, so curricula and projects can be extended freely
Built-in facial, image and voice recognition for hands-on AI teaching
Included curriculum and toolkit shorten time-to-classroom for educators
Multi-sensor humanoid enables real interactive robotics projects, not just simulation
Specifications.
- Dimensions
- ~380 H (15 inches)
- Total DoF
- 17 (servo-based)
- Navigation & Sensors
- Infrared, Temperature, Capacitive, Humidity, Pressure sensors; Camera (facial/image/voice recognition); Gyroscope
- Computing & AI
- Raspberry Pi; AI interface (facial recognition, image recognition, voice recognition)
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Additional Specs
- Open-source platform
- Supports Python, C/C++, Java, Perl
- Blockly programming
- Yanshee App (iOS/Android)
- 60 course hours
- Curriculum included
- HS/University level
Specifications sourced from the manufacturer. View official product page. Variant-specific figures may apply; contact us to confirm the exact configuration.
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