At Xpeng Motors' AI Technology Day, the company unveiled its first humanoid robot, Iron. Standing 1.73 meters tall and weighing approximately 70 kilograms, Iron closely resembles a human. According to Xpeng Motors, Iron has already been involved in assembling the P7+ electric vehicle models on the production line.

Iron's AI technology is derived from the systems used in Xpeng Motors' autonomous vehicles. Equipped with an integrated Hawk-Eye vision system and comprehensive end-to-end AI models, Iron can walk autonomously and replicate various human postures, including standing, sitting, and lying down. Additionally, it employs its dexterous limbs to perform manual tasks. With over 60 joints and 200 degrees of freedom, Iron can execute intricate movements, such as using its hands, which have 15 degrees of freedom, to perceive, grasp, hold, and place objects.

At the heart of Iron lies Xpeng's proprietary Turing AI chip, a 40-core processor capable of inference and decision-making. The Turing chip endows Iron with cognitive abilities, enhancing its flexibility and adaptability across various environments, whether it's conducting quality inspections within factories or potentially being utilized in homes and offices in the future.

While Iron currently collaborates with traditional automation equipment in factory settings, Xpeng plans to broaden its applications to retail environments, office spaces, and even households. With human-like hand structures, voice interaction capabilities powered by Tianji AIOS, and the versatility to perform various tasks, Iron is poised to become a multifunctional assistant in everyday life.