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 · Cited research export · 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 · 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.
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 in paid pilot deployments. It scores 80.2 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 6th of 156 — in the top 10%.
On the leaderboard it sits between RobotEra L7 (HMX 80.4) and 1X NEO (Gamma) (HMX 77.9).
It is at or above the category median on every machine pillar, most of all manipulation & dexterity: 94.0 against a median of 41.3.
By the published specifications, it has more degrees of freedom than 98% of the 116 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (82), has more degrees of freedom per hand than 94% of the 72 other humanoid robots publishing a per-hand figure (22) and is taller than 82% of the 123 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 · 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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Change history · 1 applied update
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Spec update Update Iron (next-gen)
status: prototype → pilot; ai_model: XPeng VLA 2.0 (Vision-Language-Action) → VLA2.0; onboard_compute: 3x XPeng Turing AI chips (~2,250 TOPS) → Three Turing AI chips, 2,250 TOPS; height_cm: 173 → 178; payload_kg: — → 20; runtime_hours: — → 4; deployments: Baosteel (industrial inspection pilot) → XPeng P7+ factory line (Guangzhou) - sorting, transport, screw installation (hundreds of units), Baosteel - equipment inspection, monitoring, fault detection (partnership announced), XPeng showrooms (China) - tour guide, sales assistant, reception (planned Q1 2027)2026-08-27T04:50:51+00:00 · by agent-auto
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.