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XPeng IRON at Shanghai, China

The XPeng IRON is a humanoid robot with 82 degrees of freedom (22 in each hand), standing 178 cm tall and weighing 70 kg. It has entered small-batch pilot production at XPeng's 110,000 m² dedicated robot factory in Guangzhou, with mass production targeting >1,000 units/month by end of 2026. Initial deployments will be in XPeng retail stores for reception and vehicle demos starting Q1 2027, with global commercial rollout planned for 2027.

XPeng IRON by XPeng Robotics · Operated by Baosteel Group · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Humanoids

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XPENG IRON humanoid robot deployed at Baosteel Group facilities in Shanghai as part of an announced ecosystem partnership. At the XPENG AI Day event on November 5, 2025, XPeng named Baosteel as an ecosystem partner where IRON would be stationed to explore application scenarios -- with the focus on industrial inspection and complex operational tasks suited to a steel manufacturing environment.

Baosteel is one of China's largest steel producers, operating major blast furnace and rolling mill facilities in Shanghai's Baoshan district. The steel-making environment presents demanding conditions (heat, heavy machinery, complex layouts) that make it a meaningful real-world proving ground for humanoid robot durability and dexterity.

This deployment is part of XPeng's broader strategy to validate IRON in industrial settings before mass production, which targets the end of 2026. XPeng also confirmed that IRON has been undergoing factory testing at XPeng's own Guangzhou EV assembly plant, with the Baosteel partnership extending that validation to a third-party heavy-industrial environment.

Key facts

Partnership type
Ecosystem partner -- IRON stationed at Baosteel for scenario exploration
Tasks
Industrial inspection and complex operational scenarios in steel manufacturing environment
Announced
November 5, 2025 at XPENG AI Day
Context
Part of IRON's pre-commercial industrial validation; mass production targets end of 2026

Exposure

Customer segment
manufacturing
Scale tier
mass 100 999
Customer
(registry company)

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Safety record

2 incidents on record (2 minor). Most recent: Feb 2026.

minor
2

Most recent: Feb 2026

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Incidents on record (2)

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
XPeng IRON
Company
XPeng Robotics
Location
China/Shanghai, China
Operator
Baosteel Group
Status
pilot
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
100+ units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-11-05
ID
0ff18f9c-9c5a-4d94-a7d7-d996bc74bd60

Timeline

  1. Nov 2025
    First recorded
    XPeng IRON first documented operating at Shanghai, China.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. XPENG Shares Achievements in Physical AI Emergence: Unveils XPENG VLA 2.0, Robotaxi, Next-Gen IRON, and Flying Car · https://www.xpeng.com/news/019a56f54fe99a2a0a8d8a0282e402b7 · 2025-11-05
  2. Xpeng unveils next-gen Iron humanoid robot at 2025 AI Day · https://cnevpost.com/2025/11/05/xpeng-unveils-next-gen-iron-humanoid-robot/ · 2025-11-05
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

2
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Common questions

What is the XPeng IRON deployment at Shanghai, China?
XPeng IRON, built by XPeng Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Shanghai, China on the DEPLOY registry. Baosteel Group operates the deployment.
Who operates XPeng IRON at Shanghai, China?
Baosteel Group operates this deployment as a customer of XPeng Robotics, the manufacturer of XPeng IRON.
When did the XPeng IRON deployment at Shanghai, China go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting November 5, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the XPeng IRON deployment at Shanghai, China?
2 active incidents affecting this deployment are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is XPeng IRON at Shanghai, China safe?
XPeng IRON at Shanghai, China has 2 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 2 incidents on record (2 minor). Most recent: Feb 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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