Qiyuan T1 Humanoid Robot First OTA Update Adds Stair Recognition and Remote Calls
The Qiyuan T1 personal robot's first OTA update introduces smart stair recognition for automatic morphological transformation, remote audio and video calling, and integration with the Youdao HiEcho AI educational tool. Additional updates feature voice-activated recording, AI comic-style image generation, and optimized biometric recognition. This update significantly enhances the practical household utility and interactive capabilities of consumer robots, moving them closer to everyday domestic environments. Integrating specialized AI tools and seamless morphological transformations demonstrates the ongoing maturation of embodied AI applications for regular consumers. The update enables the robot to autonomously switch to a quadruped mode when encountering stairs via voice commands or tracking, and brings customizable features through PrimeFLOW, PrimeHEART, and Prime Toolkit. The Qiyuan T1 series, launched in September 2026, is priced between 19,999 and 29,999 RMB.
## BACKGROUND
Over-the-Air (OTA) updates allow manufacturers to remotely deploy new software features, performance optimizations, and bug fixes to hardware devices via the internet. Embodied AI refers to intelligent systems, such as humanoid or quadruped robots, that interact with the physical world using sensors, actuators, and advanced machine learning models.