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XPENG's IRON humanoid robot with a white, body-shaped covering and a dark visor, standing on a display platform; one lower leg is uncovered, showing its mechanism.
IRON on XPENG's stand at Auto Guangzhou 2025, 23 November 2025.. Photo: Tim Wu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons1 / 1
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IRON (next-generation)

XPENG (XPeng Inc.) - robotics businessFull-size humanoid robot

IRON (next-generation) is a full-size humanoid robot made by XPENG (XPeng Inc.) - robotics business. This record lists what XPENG (XPeng Inc.) - robotics business publishes about it, each value with its source; anything the manufacturer does not publish is marked "Not published".

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DATA · 25 FIELDS

Specifications

  • Official source
  • Community measured
  • Not published
PHYSICAL
Degrees of freedom
  • 76 · production-line IRON (2026-09-08 release)
  • 82 · Next-Gen IRON as unveiled (2025-11-05)
Official source [1][3]
Walking speedNot publishedNot published
Running speedNot publishedNot published
Ingress protectionNot publishedNot published
Operating temperatureNot publishedNot published
HeightNot publishedA value was found in research but not verified against a manufacturer source for this release; see the release exceptions.Not published
WeightNot publishedA value was found in research but not verified against a manufacturer source for this release; see the release exceptions.Not published
LocomotionNot publishedNot published
JOINTS & ACTUATION
Hand DoF
  • 21 per hand · production-line IRON (2026-09-08 release)
  • 22 · Next-Gen IRON as unveiled (2025-11-05)
Official source [1][3]
ActuatorsNot publishedNot published
Max joint torqueNot publishedNot published
POWER
BatteryAll-solid-state battery (as announced 2025-11)Official source [3]
RuntimeNot publishedNot published
Charging timeNot publishedNot published
Battery swapNot publishedNot published
COMPUTE & SENSING
Compute
  • 3 Turing AI chips, up to 2,250 TOPS effective · production-line IRON (2026-09-08 release)
  • 3 Turing AI chips, 3000 TOPS effective · Next-Gen IRON as unveiled (2025-11-05)
Official source [1][3]
Perception sensorsNot publishedNot published
CamerasNot publishedNot published
LiDARNot publishedNot published
ConnectivityNot publishedNot published
HANDS & PAYLOAD
Arm payloadNot publishedNot published
PayloadNot publishedNot published
End effectorNot publishedNot published
AVAILABILITY & PRICE
AvailabilityMass production targeted by end-2026; initial use in XPENG stores/campuses; market launch and deliveries in China and overseas planned for 2027Official source [1]
Indicative priceNot publishedNot published

DATA · SOFTWARE & SIMULATION

Development

INTERFACESUPPORTPACKAGE / VERSIONSRC
SDKNot published
ROS 2Not published
NVIDIA Isaac Sim / Isaac LabNot published
MuJoCoNot published
GazeboNot published
Robot description (URDF/MJCF)Not published
Programming languagesNot published
TeleoperationNot published

IN SHORT

IRON (next-generation): quick answers

How many degrees of freedom does the XPENG IRON (next-generation) have?
76–82, according to XPENG.

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TIMELINE · 2 EVENTS

Latest updates

Full timeline
  1. XPENG commissions humanoid production lines in Guangzhou; first IRON walks off the linePRODUCT · XPENG (XPENG INC.) - ROBOTICS BUSINESS · OFFICIAL
  2. XPENG unveils next-generation IRON humanoid with 82 DoF, targets mass production by end-2026HISTORICAL RECORD · PRODUCT · XPENG (XPENG INC.) - ROBOTICS BUSINESS · OFFICIAL

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