IRON

Chinese automaker XPeng's humanoid walked off its own production line on September 8, 2026 — literally: the first unit completed automated final assembly at XPeng's newly commissioned Guangzhou facility and stepped off the line under its own power, with no teleoperation. The line applies automotive-grade quality systems and claims >80% automation of core processes. IRON runs 76 degrees of freedom (21 per hand) on three in-house Turing AI chips delivering up to 2,250 TOPS, running XPeng's Physical AI foundation model on-device. Mass production is targeted for the end of 2026, with initial deployments in XPeng's own stores and campuses and official launch plus deliveries in China and overseas markets planned for 2027. The robotics business raised over $900M at a $6.3B+ valuation in August 2026 (IDG Capital-led; Alibaba and Tencent strategic) — the largest single private round in China's embodied AI sector to date. NOTE: as a foreign-made mobile robot over 4.4 lb, new US sales fall under the FCC Covered List regime. One of 2 entries from XPeng in this index — compare the sibling models before shortlisting. The maker targets use cases including manufacturing, automotive. The published spec sheet puts it at 0.0 kg, 76 degrees of freedom, TBA of rated runtime.

2026-09-08: XPeng commissioned its Guangzhou humanoid production line; first production IRON autonomously walked off the line after automated final assembly (>80% core-process automation). Mass production targeted end of 2026; XPeng store/campus deployments first; China + overseas launch and deliveries 2027. Height reported as 173 cm / 65 kg (production reports) vs 178 cm / 70 kg at the Nov 2025 unveil — left 0 until XPeng publishes final specs. Official video URL pending (owner eyeball XPeng YouTube channel).