Chinese EV maker XPeng has unveiled its next-generation IRON humanoid robot at the 2025 XPeng Tech Day, calling it “the most human-like humanoid robot.”
The IRON robot features a bionic “bone–muscle–skin” structure with a flexible spine, synthetic muscles, soft full-body skin, and 22 degrees of freedom in its dexterous hands. It runs on a physical-world foundation model powered by three Turing AI chips, combining advanced vision, language, and locomotion capabilities as part of a multi-brain AI architecture for dialogue, interaction, and movement.
XPeng said IRON is the industry’s first humanoid robot to use a full-solid-state battery and supports indoor AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) for enhanced safety. It also introduces a “Fourth Law,” ensuring that users’ private data never leaves the robot. The company plans to deploy IRON in commercial settings first and aims for mass production by late 2026. [TechNode reporting]
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