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During its Q3 earnings call, Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng confirmed the ''Iron'' robot will enter mass production in late 2026, a timeline that places it in a direct race with Tesla''s Optimus.

A new technical deep-dive from robotics analyst Scott Walter reveals the ambitious, and "crazy," hardware inside Xpeng''s new humanoid, including a 5-DoF waist, a 2-DoF scapula for added reach, and a relocated knee actuator. The analysis also confirms the bot on stage was a hybrid, using older-generation hands.

A new video from a Chinese journalist provides an up-close look at the ''Iron'' humanoid robot Xpeng displayed at its AI Day. The inspection confirms details about its "bionic muscle"-like padding and, significantly, appears to validate earlier speculation that the display models do not yet feature the new ''dexterous hands'' detailed in the keynote.

In a new video, Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng shows a bare-metal 'Iron' robot dancing. He claims the human-like motion, which sparked debate at AI Day, is due to a new 'human-like spine' and an AI model that can learn complex movements from human data in just two hours.

Following speculation that its AI Day demo was a human or an older robot, Xpeng has released videos showing the new ''Iron'' robot''s underlying hardware. Analysts are now detailing significant design changes, including a new hip and knee configuration.