XPeng P7+ factory line (Guangzhou) - sorting, transport, screw installation (hundreds of units)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇨🇳 XPeng Iron (next-gen)
XPeng · China · unveiled 2024
pilot
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: medium
Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%78.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%94.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%72.5
Hardware & Engineering · 15%91.8
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%67.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%72.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Bionic 'bone-muscle-skin' build with flexible spine, solid-state battery and 82 active DOF (22 per hand); XPeng targets mass production by end of 2026. A viral Nov-2025 demo prompted XPeng to publicly deny it contained a human.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
Baosteel - equipment inspection, monitoring, fault detection (partnership announced)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
XPeng showrooms (China) - tour guide, sales assistant, reception (planned Q1 2027)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
178.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
70.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
20.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
4.0 h
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
82 DoF
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
1 reports share this declared origin.
76 DoF · supports
vendor-reported · differs from current value
Conditions: September 2026 production-line IRON reported joint count. Issuer labels 76 across the body, without enumerating aggregation. Existing record represents 2025 next-gen 82/22 design; preserve generations. Manufacturer-reported; research recheck 2026-10-14; no human source attestation.
Paraphrase: September 2026 production-line IRON reported joint count
Published: 2026-09-08 · Verified: not reviewed
Hand DoF per hand
22 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
Yes
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
bipedal
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Three Turing AI chips, 2,250 TOPS
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
VLA2.0
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
supervised-autonomy
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
pilot
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
XPeng Iron (next-gen) in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with RobotEra L7 →Iron (next-gen) is a humanoid robot from XPeng in China, and it is recorded as pilots. It scores 80.2 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 6th of 169 — in the top 10%.
On the leaderboard it sits between RobotEra L7 (HMX 80.4) and Figure 02 (HMX 76.6).
It is at or above the category median on every machine pillar, most of all manipulation & dexterity: 94.0 against a median of 40.0.
By the published specifications, it has more degrees of freedom than 98% of the 132 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (82), has more degrees of freedom per hand than 96% of the 85 other humanoid robots publishing a per-hand figure (22) and is taller than 83% of the 138 other humanoid robots publishing a height (178 cm).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 3 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a medium-confidence grade from 3 cited sources, as of 2026-06.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-06
- https://cnevpost.com/2025/11/05/xpeng-unveils-next-gen-iron-humanoid-robot/
- https://www.xpeng.com/news/019a56f54fe99a2a0a8d8a0282e402b7
- https://humanoid.guide/product/iron/
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/xpeng-iron/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the XPeng Iron (next-gen)
How much does the XPeng Iron (next-gen) cost?
XPeng has not published a price for the XPeng Iron (next-gen), and none is estimated here.
What are the XPeng Iron (next-gen)'s specs?
Published specifications: payload 20 kg, runtime 4 h, degrees of freedom 82, degrees of freedom per hand 22, height 178 cm, weight 70 kg. Not published: speed.
Is the XPeng Iron (next-gen) autonomous?
The XPeng Iron (next-gen) has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the XPeng Iron (next-gen) compare to the RobotEra L7?
On the HMX, the XPeng Iron (next-gen) scores 80.2 and the RobotEra L7 80.4. The XPeng Iron (next-gen) leads on manipulation & dexterity, hardware & engineering and ecosystem & viability; the RobotEra L7 leads on autonomy & intelligence, mobility & locomotion and commercial readiness & deployment.
Who makes the XPeng Iron (next-gen)?
The XPeng Iron (next-gen) is made by XPeng, in China.
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Version history · 3 versions and 1 earlier update
Full history →Nothing is deleted: every version of this record is kept, with what changed in each.
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Version 537 · 14 Oct 2026, 14:35 UTC · score then 80.2
- field evidence: — → 1 field
Changed by: Original-source review: Iron (next-gen) (research agent) -
Version 192 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 80.2No field changed; the score was recalculated.Changed by a direct correction or a scoring update, not a research proposal.
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First recorded version · 6 Sep 2026, 05:24 UTC · score then 80.2The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.