Xiaomi posted a video on November 3, 2026 of its full-size humanoid working an eight-hour task at the centre-console side-cover sorting workstation in its electric-vehicle factory, pulling covers from bins and slotting them into storage racks. Xiaomi said the robot covered the station’s full day of production needs, detected and corrected anomalies on its own and coordinated with the line’s control system, Electrek reported. The video carries an “Autonomous, 100x speed” label.
Why it matters: an eight-hour shift is the unit factories plan in. Most humanoid demonstrations run for minutes; Xiaomi’s earlier disclosures covered three hours.
Key Facts
- Task: centre-console side-cover sorting, Xiaomi EV factory; video posted Nov 3, 2026
- Claimed: full shift of production needs met; anomalies detected and corrected autonomously
- Not disclosed: parts sorted, success rate over the shift, human interventions, how the robot was powered
- Earlier: 90.2% success over three hours in March; 98% by July (Xiaomi)
What has Xiaomi disclosed before?
In March, Xiaomi put a humanoid in its Beijing EV plant as an “intern” installing self-tapping nuts and reported a 90.2% success rate over three hours, fast enough for the station’s 76-second cycle time. In July it said the success rate had reached 98% and added two harder stations, including side-cover sorting. In December 2025, chief executive Lei Jun said Xiaomi plans to deploy humanoids in large numbers across its factories within five years.
What does the video show besides the legged robots?
In a segment labelled “Dropped Material: Multi-Robot Collaboration”, a humanoid upper body on a wheeled base joins two legged robots, and autonomous mobile robots move the bins. That mix of legged, wheeled and conventional mobile robots is what most factory pilots in our deployments tracker look like. Xiaomi is one of several Chinese carmakers building humanoids for their own plants; see China’s EV makers and the humanoid pivot.
Frequently Asked
What did Xiaomi’s humanoid do at its EV factory?
Xiaomi said its humanoid worked an eight-hour task at the centre-console side-cover sorting station, covering the station’s full day of production needs, in a video posted on November 3, 2026.
Did Xiaomi publish a success rate for the 8-hour shift?
No. Xiaomi did not disclose the number of parts sorted, the success rate over the shift, the number of human interventions or how the robot stayed powered.
What success rates has Xiaomi reported before?
It reported 90.2% over three hours for nut installation in March 2026 and said the rate had reached 98% by July.