Industrial Applications
Next-Gen IRON debuted November 5, 2025 with 82 whole-body DOF, 22 per hand, a bionic spine and flexible skin. Polish official press office gives 1780 mm/about 70 kg. Its demonstration configuration is distinct from 2026 production 76/21 revision. SDK opening and Baosteel exploration are plans without inspected software delivery or industrial uptime.
This editorial assessment concerns industrial buyer readiness. It is not an independent performance test.
| EU regulatory fit | Unknown |
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| Cybersecurity fit | Unknown |
| Serviceability fit | Unknown |
| Supply chain fit | Unknown |
Manipulation and Perception
82 whole-body DOF and 22 per hand at 2025 launch; active/passive counting not separately specified. Humanoid spine, dynamic shoulders andharmonic-joint hands are maker claims. No rated per-arm/combined payload, reach or duty cycle established.
Three Turing AI chips, VLT+VLA+VLM andon-device perception/decision/control. Chinese primary 2250 TOPS versus English and Polish 3000 TOPS; precision/configuration conflict unresolved. Current site describes full-body tactile skin and 3Dcurved head display; delivered sensor quantities and SDK entitlement unknown.
SDK and Integration
Partnership/open-SDK announcements are not a current downloadable developer licence. Vehicle SDKs and unrelated community car repositories must not be treated as IRON control software.
| API type | SDK opening announced; public versioned robot API/release not verified |
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| Languages | Needs verification |
| ROS support | No exact model ROS distribution or maintained integration verified |
| Simulation | No public exact robot URDF/MJCF/USD/controller package or simulator entitlement inspected |
| Offline operation | On-device inference claimed; all-feature offline operation and remote-service dependencies unverified |
| Teleoperation | Latest maker claims tasks without remote operation; not evidence every public demo or recovery is autonomous |
| Software updates | Robot-specific update approval, signing, rollback and support lifetime unknown |
| Documentation | Open documentation |
| Integration constraints | Partnership/open-SDK announcements are not a current downloadable developer licence. Vehicle SDKs and unrelated community car repositories must not be treated as IRON control software. |
Safety Notes
No inspected exact-model signed conformity declaration, independent safety dossier, protective-stop design or certified collaborative operating envelope. Soft skin, solid-state marketing and robotics laws are not conformity evidence.
Compliance and Certificates
| Standard | Status | Jurisdiction | Evidence |
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| CE marking | Unknown | European Union | No exact-model declaration or independent certificate inspected; listed standards/frameworks do not establish certification. |
| EU Machinery Regulation / Machinery Directive review | Unknown | European Union | No exact-model declaration or independent certificate inspected; listed standards/frameworks do not establish certification. |
| ISO 10218-1/2: 2025 | Unknown | International | No exact-model declaration or independent certificate inspected; listed standards/frameworks do not establish certification. |
| ISO 10218-1/2:2025 | Requires buyer review | International | No verified ISO 10218 compliance evidence captured. Any factory use should be treated as a robot-cell integration project, not a standalone purchase. |
Commercial Readiness
| Pricing | No official robot list price or exact export quotation verified; analyst/marketplace estimates are not manufacturer prices. |
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| Price range | Quote-based or unverified |
| Lead time | Needs verification |
| Availability regions | China: internal evaluation and planned rollout, Overseas: planned, subject to exact model/commercial contract |
| Spare parts | No public robot-specific spares location, price list or replacement schedule verified. |
| Warranty | No exact humanoid warranty, parts/battery exclusions, return freight or service response terms verified. Vehicle warranty pages are not robot terms. |
| Configuration and pricing basis | No verified official exact-configuration price |
| Distributors and service | No manufacturer-authorised exact-model robot dealer/integrator and service SLA verified. |
Vehicle dealer contacts and demonstration pages do not establish humanoid sale/support entitlement.
Specifications
| Height | 1780 mm |
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| Weight | 70.00 kg |
| Payload | Unknown |
| Runtime | Unknown |
| Battery and runtime conditions | Manufacturer claims all-solid-state battery andlighter/high-density/safety benefits. No pack k Wh, voltage, charging time, cycle life or workload-qualified endurance published in inspected sources; no independent pack certification. |
| Degrees of freedom | 82 |
| Max speed | Unknown |
| AI model | VLT+VLA+VLM physical-world model architecture; not a public software licence. Source ↗ |
| Humanoid spine | Manufacturer 2025 bionic spine andcustomisable body-shape design; not an exact joint-limit table. Source ↗ |
| Bionic muscles | Generative lattice/soft-material bionic form claim, not biological muscle or verified industrial duty rating. Source ↗ |
| Flexible skin | Fully covered flexible/tactile skin claimed; softness alone does not establish collaborative safety. Source ↗ |
| AI chips | Three in-house Turing AI chips. Source ↗ |
| Compute power | Chinese primary 2250 TOPS; English/Polish 3000 TOPS. Exact precision/configuration unresolved. Source ↗ |
| SDK | SDK will open announced November 2025; no verified current versioned public package, API language or licence. Source ↗ |
| Industrial partner | Baosteel future inspection/scenario exploration announced; not independently confirmed production fleet. Source ↗ |
| Hand degrees of freedom | 22 per hand at 2025 launch; distinct from 2026 production 21. Source ↗ |
| Mass production target | Current 2026 revision line opened September 8; late 2026 volume/H1 2027 delivery/H2 2027 Europe remain future targets. Source ↗ |
| Battery type | All-solid-state battery claimed; capacity, charge/runtime and independent safety report unknown. Source ↗ |
Sources and Further Reading
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Current IRON technology demonstrations ↗
XPENG · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Old /nl/model/ai-robot returns 404; current technology page rendered.22-DOF hands, three Turing chips, solid-state battery, VLT/VLA/VLM, spine/skin/shoulder and walking/coffee/dance/Tai Chi demos. Explicit technical-demonstration/lab-reference disclaimer. Does not supply exact price, payload, runtime or versioned SDK; 22-hand figure differs from 2026 production 21.
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European Commission machinery legislation overview (context only) ↗
European Commission · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Current Commission overview opened November 2, 2026: Machinery Directive and Regulation 2023/1230 transition; overview gives January 20, 2027 mandatory application of the Regulation. General context, not a model declaration or legal determination for a specific installation. EUR-Lex pages returned a verification challenge, so this readable primary Commission overview is cited instead.
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ISO 10218-1:2025 publisher scope (context only) ↗
ISO · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Current publisher abstract/catalogue opened November 2, 2026. Part 1 addresses industrial robots; public-access service/consumer applications and mobile-platform mobility hazards are outside its stated scope. Full paid standard not acquired. Context only: this is not a model certificate, conformity finding or validated stopping test.
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XPENG 2026 interim report: Dogotix financing and control ↗
XPENG / SEC · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Primary interim report pp 91–92: Dogotix Inc. Cayman indirect subsidiary; USD 900 m conditional subscriptions in stages/options. On contemplated completion 81.97%group, 11.03%subscribers, 7%plan reserve; full additional options/warrants dilution 68.41/17.72/13.87. Do not present conditional percentages as current closed cap table. Robotics standalone revenue not established.
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IRON 2026 production-line commissioning ↗
XPENG · Published Sep 8, 2026 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Sep 8 manufacturer: production line operating, core processes>80%automated; robot completed assembly and walked off line.76 whole-body DOF, 21 per hand, three Turing chips 2250 TOPS. Volume production still targetedyearend 2026, first own stores/campuses, market launch/delivery 2027. A line opening is not independently proven series volumes or customer factory deployment.
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IRON 2026 production-line commissioning ↗
XPENG · Published Sep 8, 2026 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Sep 8 manufacturer: production line operating, core processes>80%automated; robot completed assembly and walked off line.76 whole-body DOF, 21 per hand, three Turing chips 2250 TOPS. Volume production still targetedyearend 2026, first own stores/campuses, market launch/delivery 2027. A line opening is not independently proven series volumes or customer factory deployment.
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XPENG Poland next-generation IRON dimensions ↗
XPENG Poland press office · Published Dec 20, 2025 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Official regional press office explicitly assigns 178 cm/about 70 kg and 82 DOF to next-generation robot.3000 TOPS repeats English-copy conflict with Chinese 2250. EU demonstrations and company vehicle offices are not a robot service network or current retail availability.
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Chinese Next-Gen IRON announcement ↗
XPENG · Published Nov 17, 2025 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Article posted Nov 17 with Nov 5 event dateline.82 whole-body/22 hand DOF, three Turing 2250 TOPS versus English 3000. Solid-state/skin/spine claims; SDK will open and Baosteel future exploration. Group NYSEAug 27, 2020/HKEXJuly 7, 2021 dates are parent listings, not robotics IPO.
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Next-Gen IRON 2025 announcement ↗
XPENG · Published Nov 5, 2025 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Official Nov 5 release: 82 whole-body DOF, 22 per hand, humanoid spine, bionic lattice/skin, solid-state battery, three Turing chips and VLT/VLA/VLM. English copy 3000 TOPS conflicts with Chinese 2250; do not silently resolve. SDK opening and Baosteel inspection are announced plans, not inspected delivered developer licence or production fleet.
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Xpeng unveils next-gen Iron humanoid robot at 2025 AI Day ↗
Cn EVPost · Published Nov 5, 2025 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Contemporaneous next-generation announcement reporting. Primary Nov 5 date and exact Chinese/English compute conflict retained. SDK-opening announcement is not a verified downloadable software release.