Xiaomi may soon launch AI robots, CEO shares video showing humanoids working in factory
Could Xiaomi's next big product announcement be an AI robot? A new video shared by CEO Lei Jun shows the company's humanoid robots working inside a factory, hinting at how Xiaomi is steadily expanding its robotics ambitions beyond smartphones and EVs.
Xiaomi is already doing big business with its smartphones, smart home devices and electric vehicles, but we may soon see AI-powered robots added to that list. The company's CEO, Lei Jun, recently shared a behind-the-scenes video showing the company's humanoid robots carrying out tasks on an automotive production line, offering a glimpse of how Xiaomi is testing the robots in real factory settings. And this might be the hint towards bigger plans for Xiaomi robotics business.
In a recent post on X, Lei shared an uncut video showing Xiaomi's humanoid robot continuously sorting centre console side covers on an automotive production line.
"One of the toughest challenges for robots in factories is handling large, irregular, flexible parts reliably over long periods,” writes Jun. “Here is an uncut video of Xiaomi's humanoid robot continuously sorting centre console side covers on the production line."
Watch the video below:
The footage shows the Xiaomi-branded humanoid robot picking up the automotive components and placing them into designated bins, while another wheeled robot with a humanoid upper body can also be seen moving around the factory floor in the background.
While Xiaomi has not announced plans to commercially launch its humanoid robots, the latest video suggests the company is continuing to expand real-world testing of the technology inside its own manufacturing facilities.
Xiaomi's first robot
Xiaomi first entered the humanoid robotics space in 2022 and unveiled CyberOne, a full-sized humanoid robot capable of recognising people, perceiving its surroundings and performing simple interactions. At the time, the company described CyberOne as an important step in its robotics ambitions, although it made it clear that the project was still in the research and development stage rather than a commercial product.
Since then, Xiaomi has steadily moved from showcasing the robot on stage to testing it in industrial environments. Earlier this year, the company also revealed that its self-developed humanoid robots had successfully completed three continuous hours of autonomous work inside its electric vehicle factory without human intervention.
According to Xiaomi, the robots carried out a range of automotive assembly tasks, including tightening screw nuts, installing vehicle badges, removing protective films, picking and placing self-tapping nuts, and transporting material boxes. The company said that factory trials marked the first step towards the stable use of its humanoid robots in intelligent manufacturing.
At the time, Lei also revealed that Xiaomi plans to deploy "a large number" of self-developed humanoid robots across its factories over the next five years, although the company did not disclose how many robots it intends to use or when the wider rollout will begin.
Xiaomi is already doing big business with its smartphones, smart home devices and electric vehicles, but we may soon see AI-powered robots added to that list. The company's CEO, Lei Jun, recently shared a behind-the-scenes video showing the company's humanoid robots carrying out tasks on an automotive production line, offering a glimpse of how Xiaomi is testing the robots in real factory settings. And this might be the hint towards bigger plans for Xiaomi robotics business.
In a recent post on X, Lei shared an uncut video showing Xiaomi's humanoid robot continuously sorting centre console side covers on an automotive production line.
"One of the toughest challenges for robots in factories is handling large, irregular, flexible parts reliably over long periods,” writes Jun. “Here is an uncut video of Xiaomi's humanoid robot continuously sorting centre console side covers on the production line."
Watch the video below:
The footage shows the Xiaomi-branded humanoid robot picking up the automotive components and placing them into designated bins, while another wheeled robot with a humanoid upper body can also be seen moving around the factory floor in the background.
While Xiaomi has not announced plans to commercially launch its humanoid robots, the latest video suggests the company is continuing to expand real-world testing of the technology inside its own manufacturing facilities.
Xiaomi's first robot
Xiaomi first entered the humanoid robotics space in 2022 and unveiled CyberOne, a full-sized humanoid robot capable of recognising people, perceiving its surroundings and performing simple interactions. At the time, the company described CyberOne as an important step in its robotics ambitions, although it made it clear that the project was still in the research and development stage rather than a commercial product.
Since then, Xiaomi has steadily moved from showcasing the robot on stage to testing it in industrial environments. Earlier this year, the company also revealed that its self-developed humanoid robots had successfully completed three continuous hours of autonomous work inside its electric vehicle factory without human intervention.
According to Xiaomi, the robots carried out a range of automotive assembly tasks, including tightening screw nuts, installing vehicle badges, removing protective films, picking and placing self-tapping nuts, and transporting material boxes. The company said that factory trials marked the first step towards the stable use of its humanoid robots in intelligent manufacturing.
At the time, Lei also revealed that Xiaomi plans to deploy "a large number" of self-developed humanoid robots across its factories over the next five years, although the company did not disclose how many robots it intends to use or when the wider rollout will begin.
