ROBOTICS FIELD NOTESENGLISH EDITION / 10 October 2026
XPENG / Humanoid

IRONNext-generation IRON

Manufacturer specification snapshot.

IRON name card, not a photograph
Model name card. No robot photograph is used.
Manufacturer
XPENG
Manufacturer country
China
Model generation
Next-generation IRON
Announcement year
Not confirmedAn announcement year for this exact configuration was not confirmed.
Product status
Prototype
Applications
Service · Research
Manufacturer page
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The configuration

The current IRON page describes a flexible spine, tactile skin and three Turing chips. XPENG lists 22 DOF for each dexterous hand. The page presents walking, coffee preparation and service scenarios without reporting a repeated-task success rate.

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Hardware and sensors

ComponentDocumented specification
Hands22 DOF per hand; total body count is not supplied.
ComputeThree XPENG Turing chips.
SensingTactile sensors under a flexible outer skin.
PowerAll-solid-state battery described; capacity and runtime are not given.

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Control and software access

XPENG assigns perception to VLM, decisions to VLT and whole-body control to VLA. A public SDK, ROS 2 interface and operating system are not established here.

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Price and availability

The technology page gives no public robot price or confirmed customer delivery terms.

IRON next-generation hardware and applications ↗ · Checked 10 October 2026

Limits and missing information

  • Task videos do not provide an autonomy intervention rate.
  • No current height, mass, battery runtime or complete joint total is verified.

Official sources

  1. IRON next-generation hardware and applications ↗XPENG · Checked 10 October 2026

Profile history

10 October 2026 · Added this configuration with manufacturer sources and stated evidence limits.

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