Xiaomi (Robotics)

Consumer-electronics and EV giant trialing in-house humanoids on its car factory lines

Public · Pilot · Humanoid OEM · Beijing, Beijing, China · Founded 2010 · 1810.HK · mi.com

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Profile

Xiaomi is testing its own humanoids on its EV production lines, reporting 90%+ success on nut installation in trials. CEO Lei Jun says it will deploy humanoids at large scale in its factories within five years.

People

• LJ
  Lei Jun

  Chief Executive Officer

  @leijunRole confirmed in their X bio
• KT
  Kong Tao

  Head of robot foundation-model team (reported)

  Reported move; Xiaomi had not confirmed it at the time of the report.

Sources: Xiaomi says humanoid robots begin factory trials (TechNode) · Former ByteDance robotics head reportedly joins Xiaomi (TechNode) · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• Xiaomi humanoid (CyberOne successor) Humanoid
  In EV-factory trials (nut installation, panel sorting)

Market & financials

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• XPeng Robotics

  Adjacent competitor

  CNHumanoid OEM

  Both are carmakers building humanoids first for their own factories: XPeng Robotics is building the IRON humanoid for mass production by the end of 2026, while Xiaomi tests its own humanoids on its EV production lines.

  Sources (2)

  • Xiaomi says humanoid robots begin factory trials (TechNode)
  • XPENG robotics business raises over US$900 million (PR Newswire)

• Hyundai Motor Group

  Adjacent competitor

  KRRobotics leader

  Both are carmakers building humanoids first for their own factories: Hyundai Motor Group owns Boston Dynamics and plans to deploy more than 25,000 Atlas units in its own plants, while Xiaomi tests its own humanoids on its EV production lines.

  Sources (2)

  • Xiaomi says humanoid robots begin factory trials (TechNode)
  • Hyundai Motor Group to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots across factories (Korea Herald)

• Tesla (Optimus)

  Adjacent competitor

  USHumanoid OEM

  Both are carmakers building humanoids first for their own factories: Tesla develops Optimus in-house and so far builds it mostly for its own factories, while Xiaomi tests its own humanoids on its EV production lines.

  Sources (2)

  • Xiaomi says humanoid robots begin factory trials (TechNode)
  • Tesla (Optimus) (company website)

Recent news

• Jul 15, 2026 — Factory trial success rates reach ~98% on nut loading Asia Business Daily
• Mar 3, 2026 — Humanoids begin factory trials; large-scale deployment targeted within 5 years TechNode

Suppliers

• Kunwei Technology — HRS humanoid six-axis force sensors for wrists and ankles

Sources

• Xiaomi says humanoid robots begin factory trials (TechNode) (Mar 3, 2026)
• Xiaomi's humanoid robot nears full-time deployment (Asia Business Daily) (Jul 15, 2026)

Confidence: high.

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