Humanoid robots

IRON (next-gen)

China

The most human-like humanoid shown to date (spine, bionic muscles, flexible skin) and the first with a full solid-state battery. XPeng repositioned itself as a 'physical AI' company around it in November 2025.

Updated 2026-07-09 · Last verified 2026-07-09

MakerXPeng
CountryCN
Statusprototype
Height (cm)178
Weight (kg)70
Onboard compute3x XPeng Turing AI chips (~3,000 TOPS)
Total DoF82
Hands DoF22
AI stackXPeng VLT (Vision-Language-Task) + VLA + VLM stack, derived from autonomous driving
AvailabilityNot for sale; mass production targeted for end of 2026, commercial service scenarios first (guides, retail)
EMEA presenceNone; China-first commercial rollout by an EV maker with an existing European sales network

Sources : CnEVPost (2025-11-05)TechNode (2025-11-05)XPeng (official) (2025-11-05)

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