Xpeng to launch humanoid robots globally next year

Xpeng plans to launch humanoid robots globally next year and scale production to 1,000 units per month by end of 2026, following successful factory deployments by Chinese rivals. The move reflects broader commercialisation of industrial robotics in manufacturing, with supply chain vendors like Leaderdrive already fulfilling orders from Tesla and Figure AI.

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