A humanoid robot walked off a production line on its own. XPENG made it. - Stock Titan

GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- XPeng Inc. ("XPENG" or the "Company," NYSE: XPEV; HKEX: 9868), a leading global Physical AI company, today announced that its humanoid robot production lines are now in operation, and the world's first advanced general‑purpose humanoid robot made its debut by autonomously walking off the lines after completing production. This achievement signifies a key leap from R&D prototyping to line manufacturing and an important advance toward volume production.

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Core process automation: Over 80% Degrees of freedom: 76 DOF Hand degrees of freedom: 21 DOF +5 more

Core process automation: Over 80%: Humanoid robot production lines

Degrees of freedom: 76 DOF: Across IRON's body

Hand degrees of freedom: 21 DOF: In each hand

Computing power: Up to 2,250 TOPS: Three Turing AI chips

Mass production timing: By the end of 2026: XPENG robots

Market launch and delivery: 2027: China and overseas markets

Robotics capital raise: Over US$900 million: Share purchase agreements announced August 24

Post-money valuation: Over US$6.3 billion: XPENG robotics business

Historical Context

1 past event · Latest: Aug 24

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1. Aug 24

Robotics financing

24h Move: -8.5% As a key pillar of XPENG's Physical AI strategy, XPENG's next-generation IRON is an advanced humanoid robot combining highly human-like form and movement with AI-driven intelligence, designed to meet the highest safety standards. It is being developed as an advanced general-purpose humanoid robot platform, capable of supporting a broad range of applications and continuously improving through self-reinforcement in the real world.