# XPeng IRON

Manufacturer: [XPeng Robotics](/companies/xpeng-robotics)  
Category: humanoid

## Media

- **Video (primary-source)**: [XPeng IRON humanoid at Auto Shanghai 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpX8rdHPwXg). XPeng footage of its IRON humanoid robot on display at Auto Shanghai 2025. _(via XPeng)_

_Each clip and image on this page carries a provenance label. [About our media provenance](/consumer#media-provenance)._

## Summary

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.

## Top line

> XPeng IRON is internal use only (not for retail), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

## Readiness

- **Availability** (internal-only): Internal use only (not for retail).
- **Price honesty** (no-price): No price points on file for XPeng IRON.
- **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for XPeng IRON.
- **Real-world use** (research): Maturity: research. No verified deployments in the registry.
- **Safety record** (no-incidents): No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

## What it claims to do

_No reviewed capability claims on file._

## Price

_No reviewed price points on file._

## Real-world use

_No verified deployments on file for XPeng IRON._

## Safety record

_No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative._

## Privacy

_No privacy practices disclosed or on file for XPeng IRON._

## Specs

- **mass_kg**: 70
- **height_cm**: 175
- **drive_mode**: bipedal
- **application**: commercial_service

## What's under the hood

- Runs on [VLT (XPENG VLA / VLA 2.0)](/brains/vlt) (foundation-model)

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the XPeng IRON actually available for purchase?

Not available to consumers. In internal use by XPeng Robotics.

_Source: [Humanoids Daily — XPeng targets 2026 for IRON mass production](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/xpeng-targets-2026-for-autonomous-humanoid-robot-iron-mass-production)._

### What does the XPeng IRON cost?

Not announced.

### Where is the XPeng IRON being used?

No verified field deployments on record.

### What's the XPeng IRON running on?

XPeng IRON runs on VLT (XPENG VLA / VLA 2.0) (foundation-model, pilot maturity).

### Is the XPeng IRON safe?

No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.

### How does the XPeng IRON handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for XPeng IRON.

### Who makes the XPeng IRON?

XPeng IRON is made by XPeng Robotics, based in Guangzhou, China.

_Source: [Humanoids Daily — XPeng targets 2026 for IRON mass production](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/xpeng-targets-2026-for-autonomous-humanoid-robot-iron-mass-production)._

## Manufacturer

- [XPeng Robotics (https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/xpeng-targets-2026-for-autonomous-humanoid-robot-iron-mass-production)](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/xpeng-targets-2026-for-autonomous-humanoid-robot-iron-mass-production)

## Compared to

- [Walker S2](/consumer/models/ubtech-walker-s2)
- [Fourier GR-2](/consumer/models/fourier-gr-2)
- [EngineAI SE01](/consumer/models/engineai-se01)

## Sources

1. [XPeng — IRON](https://www.xpeng.com/) · 2026-01-01
2. [Humanoids Daily — IRON ~1.78m, ~70kg, Guangzhou pilot, 2026 mass production](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/xpeng-targets-2026-for-autonomous-humanoid-robot-iron-mass-production) · 2025-11-24
3. [Humanoid.guide — IRON ~1.73m / ~70kg, commercial-service roles](https://humanoid.guide/product/iron/) · 2025-11-05
4. [XPENG physical-AI showcase: Next-Gen IRON (82 DoF, Turing chips, VLA 2.0) - manufacturer-official news](https://www.xpeng.com/news/019a56f54fe99a2a0a8d8a0282e402b7)
5. [XPeng unveils next-gen IRON humanoid at 2025 AI Day (Nov 5, 2025)](https://cnevpost.com/2025/11/05/xpeng-unveils-next-gen-iron-humanoid-robot/)
6. [XPeng founder unzips IRON humanoid to prove it is not a human (Nov 2025)](https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3331958/big-reveal-xpeng-founder-unzips-humanoid-robot-prove-its-not-human)
7. [XPeng IRON humanoid so lifelike it sparked human-inside doubts (Nov 6, 2025)](https://cnevpost.com/2025/11/06/xpengs-iron-humanoid-robot-looks-so-real/)
8. [XPeng proves IRON is not a human (Nov 6, 2025)](https://en.people.cn/n3/2025/1106/c90000-20387556.html)
9. [XPeng to build full-chain humanoid mass-production base in Guangzhou (2026)](https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/xpeng-to-build-full-chain-humanoid-robot-mass-production-base-in-guangzhou-2026901200610291712)
10. [XPENG Form 6-K results exhibit (incl. robotics) (2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001810997/000119312525303892/d935523dex991.htm)
11. [XPENG Form 6-K results exhibit (2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001810997/000119312525170938/d902596dex991.htm)
12. [XPeng cuts open IRON robot onstage to prove it is real (Nov 2025)](https://www.foxnews.com/tech/robot-stuns-crowd-after-shocking-onstage-reveal)
13. [XPeng CEO debunks human-inside rumor onstage (Nov 2025)](https://kr-asia.com/was-there-a-person-inside-xpengs-robot-ceo-debunks-rumors-onstage-to-viral-disbelief)
14. [XPeng official YouTube (@XPENG_Global), embedded under standard YouTube embed terms. oEmbed author_url verified 2026-06-04. Maker showcase/reveal, not a documented deployment.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpX8rdHPwXg) · 2026-06-04

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