Xiaomi's latest factory video hints at bigger ambitions for its human…

Xiaomi's humanoid robot has progressed from research demonstrations to sustained factory testing, handling repetitive automotive assembly tasks like component sorting over extended periods without human intervention. CEO Lei Jun has signalled plans to deploy humanoid robots across Xiaomi's own manufacturing within five years, indicating robotics may become a core pillar of the company's automation strategy. If you supply precision components, sensors or grippers to automotive factories, Xiaomi just became your customer and your threat. A major OEM is moving to internal robotics production - you either sell the parts that make that robot work, or you lose the volume Xiaomi's line workers used to generate.