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BYD to Debut Humanoid AI Robot at Brand Experience Center in August
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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
BYD will unveil its humanoid robot Xiao Di in August at its Zhengzhou experience center, featuring 31 degrees of freedom, 360-degree vision, and multimodal interaction across six dialects. The company plans to deploy these robots as showroom sales assistants and eventually in manufacturing facilities to reduce costs and gather operational data.
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An EV maker just turned its dealership network into a deployment ground for humanoid robots at scale. If you build showroom software, customer engagement tools, or training systems for automotive retail, your future customers just became your new competitors—and they have captive retail footprints to test on.
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