# Astribot S1 vs XPeng IRON in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

## Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, XPeng IRON has more verified real-world deployments (1 versus 0) than Astribot S1 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

- XPeng IRON has more verified real-world deployments (1 vs 0).

| Attribute | [Astribot S1](/consumer/models/astribot-s1) | [XPeng IRON](/consumer/models/xpeng-iron) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Stardust Intelligence](/companies/stardust-intelligence) | [XPeng Robotics](/companies/xpeng-robotics) |
| **Form factor** | humanoid | humanoid |
| **Maturity** | research | research |
| **Availability** | announced | enterprise |
| **Price** | Not announced | Not announced |
| **Capability claims** | 1: Picks and packs (demo-only) | 1: Picks and packs (claimed-only) |
| **Brain** | — | [VLT (XPENG VLA / VLA 2.0)](/brains/vlt) (foundation-model) |
| **Verified deployments** | 0 | 1: [Baosteel Group](/companies/baosteel) |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 6 | 7 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/astribot-s1-vs-xpeng-iron_

## Common questions

### How do Astribot S1 and XPeng IRON differ?

On DEPLOY's record, XPeng IRON has more verified real-world deployments (1 versus 0) than Astribot S1 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source. XPeng IRON has more verified real-world deployments (1 vs 0).

### What is the difference between Astribot S1 and XPeng IRON?

Astribot S1 and XPeng IRON are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.

### Is Astribot S1 or XPeng IRON more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Astribot S1 nor XPeng IRON has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.

### Which has more verified deployments, Astribot S1 or XPeng IRON?

XPeng IRON has more verified deployments (1) on the DEPLOY registry than Astribot S1 (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.


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