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Ameca 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, Ameca is further along: at the commercial stage versus XPeng IRON at the pilot stage, as of 2026.

  • Ameca has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).
  • Ameca is at the commercial stage; XPeng IRON at the pilot stage.
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Ameca (Engineered Arts). Image by Willy Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata Q114350510). Re-hosted on the DEPLOY blob store from the Commons original.
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ManufacturerEngineered ArtsXPeng Robotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitycommercialpilot
Autonomy—◐ not independently verified
Availabilityshipping-nowshippinginternal-onlyenterprise
Price$250,000 (actual sale price)Not announced
Capability claims—
  • Picks and packs (claimed-only, claimed)
Brain—
Verified deployments2Engineered Arts, Engineered Arts1Baosteel Group
Privacy practices——
Sources on file1310

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Editorial summaries

Ameca

Ameca, from UK-based Engineered Arts, is the famous expressive humanoid: 61 actuated movements (27 DoF head/face plus 34 DoF upper body), 50+ facial expressions, and conversational AI via the Tritium software with LLM and speech integration (Generation 3 shown at ICRA 2025). It is a stationary communication and showpiece robot, not a mobile general-purpose worker.

It is commercially offered for purchase and rental at about $250,000. The expressiveness and conversation are real; what it is not is a walking, working humanoid.

XPeng IRON

XPeng's IRON (from the Chinese EV maker XPeng) is a roughly 175-centimeter, 70-kilogram research humanoid, an automotive-OEM entrant into humanoids, the cross-OEM positioning that parallels Tesla Optimus emerging from a carmaker. DEPLOY records it at research maturity with no verified deployments. XPeng has shown IRON in staged demonstrations and stated consumer and industrial intentions, but the verification posture is demonstration, not verified autonomous deployment or commercial sale, and DEPLOY cap-flags aggregator 'autonomous' or 'shipping' framing. As a research platform it has no consumer price.

Common questions

How do Ameca and XPeng IRON differ?
On DEPLOY's record, Ameca is further along: at the commercial stage versus XPeng IRON at the pilot stage, as of 2026. Ameca has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1). Ameca is at the commercial stage; XPeng IRON at the pilot stage.
What is the difference between Ameca and XPeng IRON?
Ameca 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 Ameca or XPeng IRON more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither Ameca 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, Ameca or XPeng IRON?
Ameca has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than XPeng IRON (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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