See new human-shaped robots, including MIMA’s skill-glove training for dishes and laundry, so you can gauge real home-ready ...
Chinese EV company XPENG unveiled its next-gen humanoid robot IRON during its AI Day event in Guangzhou, having it walk onto the stage in a stilted yet strangely lifelike saunter. The reveal swiftly ...
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Chinese EV maker XPeng has unveiled its next-generation IRON humanoid robot at the 2025 XPeng Tech Day, calling it “the most human-like humanoid robot.” The IRON robot features a bionic ...
Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng introduces Iron, a new humanoid robot. Credit: Jade Gao / AFP via Getty Images Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle company, stunned social media with the introduction of its ...
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Xpeng's new humanoid, IRON, is designed to work alongside people — but it won't be folding your laundry anytime soon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
The humanoid robot sector has come on leaps and bounds this year, with new companies joining the race to create an advanced robot for the workplace, and even the home. The latest entrant in the ...