XPeng Robotics · Automaker humanoid
XPeng Iron
A 1.78m humanoid from an EV maker: solid-state battery, over 200 degrees of freedom and a 2026 target of 1,000+ units a month.
- Height
- 1.78 m
- Weight
- ≈70 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 200+ DOF
- Compute
- Up to 3,000 TOPS
Availability
Demonstrated at auto shows and XPeng's own events, with a stated target of over 1,000 units a month in production by the end of 2026. No order page, deposit option or consumer price exists yet.
Pricing and availability verified July 24, 2026. Robot pricing moves faster than the hardware does — confirm on the manufacturer's own page before ordering.
Where to buy
There is no way to buy the XPeng Iron at present. Not sold. XPeng has not published a price; the company's public statements have focused on a 2026 mass-production target rather than a checkout.
Strengths and limitations
What works
- First humanoid to use an all-solid-state battery, XPeng says
- 22-DOF hands demonstrated handling an egg without crushing it
- Backed by an automaker's manufacturing and supply-chain scale
- Full-body soft skin with embedded touch sensors rather than exposed actuators
What does not
- No price, order page or delivery date for anyone outside China
- 2026 production target is company-stated and unverified independently
- Onstage demonstrations do not confirm unsupervised real-world autonomy
- Three Turing AI chips and 3,000 TOPS are manufacturer figures, not third-party benchmarks
XPeng Iron in pictures
Watch the XPeng Iron
“How was IRON designed?” — official video from XPENG on YouTube.
Full specifications
Overview
| Type | Bipedal humanoid |
|---|---|
| Maker | XPeng Robotics (Guangzhou, China) |
| Announced | November 2025 |
| Parent company | XPeng Motors |
| Intended use | Not yet specified beyond demonstrations |
Body
| Height | 1.78 m |
|---|---|
| Weight | ≈70 kg |
| Hands | 22 DOF per hand |
| Exterior | Full-body soft skin with embedded tactile sensors |
Actuation
| Active joints | 62 |
|---|---|
| Degrees of freedom | 200+ across the body |
Compute
| AI chips | 3x XPeng Turing AI chips |
|---|---|
| Compute | 2,250-3,000 TOPS claimed |
| AI stack | XPeng VLA 2.0 physical world model |
| Vision | 720-degree coverage, no blind spots claimed |
Power
| Battery | All-solid-state pack |
|---|
XPeng Iron news and updates
XPeng targets 1,000+ units a month by end of 2026
Following the reveal, XPeng set a production target of over 1,000 IRON units per month by the end of 2026, tied to a broader 2027 global launch ambition.
Source: XPENG ↗XPeng unveils IRON at its AI Tech Day
XPeng showed IRON walking a runway at its AI Tech Day, describing it as its most anthropomorphic humanoid yet and confirming a solid-state battery — a first for a humanoid robot, the company said.
Source: XPENG ↗
Frequently asked questions
Can you buy an XPeng Iron?
No. There is no price, order page or deposit option. XPeng has shown IRON at auto shows and its own events and stated a 2026 mass-production target, but nothing is orderable yet.
What makes Iron different from other humanoids?
It is backed by an EV maker's manufacturing scale, and XPeng says it is the first humanoid to use an all-solid-state battery. Its 22-DOF hands and full-body soft skin with embedded tactile sensors go further than most rivals' exposed-actuator designs.
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