Xiaomi Shows Humanoids Sorting Car Parts in Eight-Hour Factory Demonstration

Xiaomi has released a video of two humanoid robots sorting automotive components during what it describes as an eight-hour task at its car factory. The November 3 update focuses on a center-console side-cover sorting workstation, adding a longer-duration demonstration to the growing set of humanoid trials in automotive manufacturing.

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• Xiaomi says its full-size humanoid robot completed an eight-hour task at a side-cover sorting workstation in its auto factory.
• The company claims autonomous anomaly detection and correction, alongside coordination with the production line system.
• The video shows repeated parts handling, but the announcement does not provide throughput, intervention rates or battery-management details.

Eight hours of parts handling

The video posted by Xiaomi Tech shows two humanoids moving components between large containers on mobile platforms and upright racks with individual slots. A cumulative working-time counter tracks progress through the shift, while overlays label the footage autonomous and show playback speeds including 5x and 100x.

The setting matters: the robots are working around containers, racks and mobile equipment used to move parts through a factory. Handling an individual cover is only one part of that workflow; the robot also needs to approach the right location and coordinate its actions with the surrounding system.

Xiaomi says the robot can detect and correct anomalies autonomously while coordinating with the production line. The post does not explain which faults it can recover from or quantify how frequently recovery was needed during the run.

Building on earlier Xiaomi trials

Xiaomi previously showcased CyberOne V2 at its Investor Day, where robots handed out gift bags and interacted with attendees. We covered that public appearance in April, following the company’s earlier factory testing.

In March, Xiaomi reported a 90.2% success rate for simultaneous dual-side self-tapping nut installation during a three-hour autonomous pilot at its Beijing EV factory, while meeting a 76-second production cycle requirement. The new video extends the demonstrated working period to a different task: sorting side covers. The earlier success rate applies to the nut-installation trial, not this sorting run.

Another automotive test of sustained work

The update follows a pattern we explored in our coverage of Audi’s parts-sequencing trial with Agile Robots. That project targets picking components from containers and arranging them for assembly at Audi’s Ingolstadt Production Lab, with support from Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA.

Our reporting also covered related automotive work involving BMW and Figure, Hexagon’s AEON, and Boston Dynamics’ Atlas. These projects are at different stages, but share an interest in using adaptable robots for the handling and supply of components.

For Xiaomi, the eight-hour demonstration shifts attention toward repeatability over a working shift. The next useful measures would be parts processed per hour, successful picks and human interventions. An eight-hour task also should not be read as eight hours on a single charge: Xiaomi’s post does not describe charging or battery swaps.