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Robotics arm of Chinese EV maker XPeng, building the IRON humanoid robot for commercial guide, shopping and service roles.

Leader He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of XPENGBased in Guangzhou, ChinaShares part of XPeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV; HKEX: 9868)Group Humanoid makers · China · where most humanoids are shipped todayxpeng.com/technology/AI_Robot_Ironits news page

Where it stands: IRON walked off XPeng's new robot production line on 8 Sep 2026 (company). source

XPeng says its robotics business raised over US$900 million at a post-money valuation above US$6.3 billion (Aug 2026). Its Q2 release names subsidiary Dogotix Inc. in a US$900 million share subscription but does not say what Dogotix does. source

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IRON (next generation)

XPeng's second-generation humanoid, unveiled at its 2025 AI Day, with a humanoid spine, bionic muscles, flexible skin and an all-solid-state battery. It runs XPeng's physical-world AI models on three in-house Turing chips. First jobs are commercial: tour guide, shopping guide and traffic direction; Baosteel will test it for industrial inspection. Production began September 2026.

  • 82 DoF across the body
  • Dexterous hands with 22 DoF
  • Three Turing AI chips, 3,000 TOPS effective compute
  • All-solid-state battery
Source: XPeng newsroom · more · more

Timeline · customers, money, people, products

  • 8 Sep 2026ProductXPeng's IRON humanoid rolled off a new production line as its robot manufacturing plant was commissioned. XPeng newsroom
  • 25 Aug 2026MoneyXPeng's robotics business raised over US$900 million at a post-money valuation above US$6.3 billion. XPeng newsroom
  • 24 Aug 2026MoneyXPeng's Q2 report disclosed a conditional US$900 million share subscription in subsidiary Dogotix Inc.; CEO He Xiaopeng said the mass-production humanoid reached several milestones. XPeng Q2 2026 results release
  • 5 Nov 2025ProductXPeng unveiled the next-generation IRON humanoid at AI Day in Guangzhou, targeting large-scale mass production by end-2026; Baosteel will test it for inspection. XPeng newsroom
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