During Xiaomi Group’s earnings call on the evening of August 18, President Lu Weibing confirmed that the Xiaomi Robot will make its public debut at the 2026 World Robot Conference, which runs from August 19 to 23 in Beijing.
Lu was pretty clear about the priority: the most important application right now is on production lines in smart manufacturing factories, where robots can take over some of the manual work. On the technical side, Xiaomi is aiming for universality, both in the robot’s body size and in the models that power it.
The company has gone with a full-size humanoid form that stands about 1.7 meters tall. Lu also made it clear that Xiaomi won’t develop the robot in isolation. Instead, it’ll tie into the broader “people, cars, and home” ecosystem, looking at ways it can work together in smart factories, intelligent transportation, and even household settings.
This public reveal builds on some earlier internal testing. Back in July, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun shared results from the robots’ four-month “internship” at an automobile factory. At a self-tapping nut installation station that required dual-sided work, the success rate climbed from 90.2% to 98%.
The robots later moved into new roles in the final assembly workshop, hitting 90% success rates on tasks like folding center-console side covers and handling material boxes, marking the first time they’d handled long-duration work with flexible parts.
These factory trials show Xiaomi’s practical approach: get the performance solid in controlled industrial settings first, then show it more widely. When the World Robot Conference opens, this will be the first chance for the public to see how the company’s humanoid platform actually performs outside internal testing, and how it might fit into manufacturing and everyday scenarios.
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