Xiaomi will reveal its first humanoid robot in public at the 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, President Lu Weibing said during the company's second-quarter earnings call on Aug. 19. The event runs Aug. 19-23 at the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area and expects more than 2,000 exhibits and roughly 150 product debuts.
Full-size humanoid tuned for the factory floor
The machine is a full-sized humanoid standing about 1.7 meters tall, built on a universal robotics framework that Xiaomi has been iterating on internally, according to reporting from TechNode citing Lu's remarks and the company's IThome earnings summary. Xiaomi's earlier CyberOne prototype and its recent Xiaomi Robotics-1 vision-language-action foundation model set the technical foundation for the new robot.
Positioned inside 'human, car and home' — not sold standalone
Lu was explicit that Xiaomi does not plan to sell the humanoid as a standalone product. Instead, the company intends to plug it into its broader 'human, car and home' ecosystem — starting with smart manufacturing tasks inside Xiaomi's own EV assembly plants, then extending to mobility and household applications. Xiaomi has been trialling humanoid robots on its SU7 production line as effective 'interns' since mid-2026.
WRC 2026 becomes the humanoid showcase
The Beijing show has become the industry's most-watched humanoid event, opening just days after Unitree's blockbuster STAR Market IPO and alongside launches from Xiaomi peers such as UBTech and RobotEra. Xiaomi's entry — backed by a large in-house AI stack that also drives its open-source Robotics-1 VLA model — turns Beijing into a direct three-way contest between Xiaomi, Unitree and the U.S. leaders led by Tesla Optimus.
Why it matters for the sector
By skipping consumer sales for now, Xiaomi is following the same manufacturing-first playbook as Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics and Tesla, positioning humanoids as internal productivity assets before opening external sales. It also gives Xiaomi another channel to monetise its rapidly expanding AI stack — Lu said Xiaomi's AI investments are already delivering returns 'far exceeding expectations.' Related coverage: Chery's Aimoga Mornine deployment.
Reporting based on coverage from TechNode, IThome and the Beijing government's WRC 2026 event page.