Xpeng Announces Q1 Groundbreaking for Guangzhou Humanoid Robot Plant, Targeting 2026 Mass Production

Xpeng is expanding its AI initiatives into robotics, with plans to break ground on a dedicated humanoid robot production base in Guangzhou during the first quarter. Located in Guangtang Sci-Tech Innovation City in the Tianhe district, the site will span approximately 110,000 square meters and mark the industry's first full-chain facility for humanoid robots, covering research and development validation, small-batch trials, and large-scale manufacturing. Phase one of the project will include robot factory buildings, power stations, and essential supporting infrastructure to enable industrialization.

The company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Tianhe district government to advance this initiative, which addresses key challenges in the humanoid robotics sector, including limited high-quality training data and high barriers in hardware and software supply chains.

This development builds on recent progress in Xpeng's robotics program. Just last month, Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng announced the completion of the company's first ET1 prototype, constructed to automotive standards and incorporating Xpeng's expertise in smart vehicle engineering along with its in-house full-stack capabilities.

At its AI Day event late last year, Xpeng unveiled its next-generation humanoid robot, Iron, which measures 178 cm tall and weighs 70 kg. The robot features an anthropomorphic design with flexible skin, all-solid-state batteries to reduce weight, and three in-house Turing AI chips delivering 2,250 TOPS of computing power. It also leverages Xpeng's second-generation VLA large model to enable advanced functions such as conversation, walking, and interaction.

As competition intensifies in the electric vehicle market, Xpeng is leveraging its technological strengths to gain a leading position in the global race for embodied AI.