NOVEMBERASIA BUSINESS OUTLOOK9NEWSROOMSAMSUNG EXPANDS CHIP PRODUCTION TO MEET RISING AI DEMANDYukYuk is an AI-powered content studio built specifically for Indonesian students, Gen Z creators, and small businesses who struggle with expensive international tools, limited editing skills, and complex workflows.The platform grew from CEO and co-founder Venandya Camelia's viral efforts to explain AI locally, after seeing that only about 6 percent of Indonesians hold credit cards despite over 181 million social media users -- making foreign, dollar-priced tools inaccessible.Users simply type an idea, select an AI model, and generate ready-to-use visuals, videos, music, voiceovers, and sound effects. YukYuk supports realistic and anime-style models, local payments through e-wallets and bank transfers, low-cost credit packs, templates for posters and product shots, and automatic vertical/square formats for platforms like TikTok and Instagram.Key Highlights· AI studio built for Indonesian creators with local payments and low-cost credits· Multi-format creation including video, images, music, and voiceovers in one interface· Rapid early adoption with 1,500 users and strong traction in anime-style contentIts core user base includes students, creators, and Indonesia's MSME sector, which makes up 99 percent of businesses and relies heavily on visual marketing.Co-founder Venandya leads product and community, while CTO Jason Inch oversees multi-model infrastructure across image, video, audio, and speech. Key traction includes a public launch on October 20, 2025, 1,500 users in the first month without paid ads, over $200 in early revenue, more than 90 percent local-payment transactions, and strong adoption of anime-style edits.YukYuk is backed by Jaideate Venture Studio with $100,000 support and is preparing a $2­3 million seed round to scale. The UBTech Robotics plans to increase the production of their android robots from 500 units to 5,000 units by 2026, and then in 2027, they want to double the capacity up to 10,000 units.China's drive to dominate the global humanoid robotics market is reflected in the speed of UBTech's expansion, as manufacturing and industrial automation are changing rapidly.Chief Branding Officer Michael Tam said that UBTech is expecting that annual production costs will be reduced by 20-30% due to the economies of scale, the more thorough integration with the component supply chain in China, and the possible assistance from Foxconn's supply network.The company is setting a target of 500 industrial robots for the end of 2025 which is a huge leap from last year's delivery of only 10 units.Key Highlights· UBTech to boost humanoid robot production 10× in 2026, targeting 5,000 units.· Costs expected to drop 20­30% annually as large industrial orders accelerate.· Walker S2 gains 800M yuan in orders, expanding adoption across factories.UBTech has committed to the production of more than 800 million yuan (about 112 million U.S. dollars) worth of Walker S2 humanoid robots. Their customers include data centers, car manufacturers, and industrial automation plants.Walker S2, at present, costs roughly US$80,000 and supports a dual-battery hot-swap system that can quickly change batteries in a factory operation, if labor replacement ROI remains solid; this is probably an advantage that could justify a higher price.Demand for fleet management tools, heavy-duty industrial end-effectors, and custom-made attachments elements that make it possible to broaden the application of humanoids in the manufacturing industry of China will increase as UBTech is moving toward mass production large-scale. YUKYUK LAUNCHES AI CONTENT STUDIO FOR INDONESIA'S CREATORS
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