He Xiaopeng declared: XPeng's humanoid robot will achieve true mass production, and it will be completely different from all products currently on the market.

Xiaopeng's robot business completed its first round of financing of over $900 million, and He Xiaopeng took to social media to share the development goals for humanoid robots.

He stated that in the near future, they will strive to bring the first advanced humanoid robot into reality, one that will be unlike anything currently on the market.

It will be more human-like, safer, require no remote control, enable natural interaction, have its own memory, and truly create value—not just for demonstrations but for real mass production and real-world deployment.

Currently, many humanoid robots on the market are still stuck in the demonstration phase, with many actions requiring remote control operation. Xiaopeng's robot aims to eliminate the remote control, relying on AI for autonomous decision-making, enabling natural communication with humans, and remembering past interactions.

This round of financing secured over $900 million for the robot business, with a post-investment valuation exceeding $6.3 billion, setting a new record for single-round private financing in China's embodied intelligence industry.

The Xiaopeng Group maintains controlling interest in the robot business. The funds will primarily go toward software and hardware R&D, physical AI model training, mass production facility construction, and overseas commercialization expansion.

According to the plan, the humanoid robot IRON is targeted for mass production by the end of 2026, initially deployed at Xiaopeng stores and campuses, with deliveries to domestic and international markets in 2027.

After this post, the comment section was lively. Some netizens are eagerly anticipating the product's launch, while others raised doubts, questioning whether achieving full operation without a remote control at this stage is highly challenging.

The humanoid robot industry is still in its early stages, and whether large-scale mass production can be successfully achieved will depend on future real-world performance.