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Xiaomi Tests Humanoid Robots, Achieving 90.2% Task Success

3/9/2026

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Xiaomi began testing humanoid robots at its Beijing electric vehicle factory.
Xiaomi President Lu Weibing said the robots completed 90.2% of tasks in a three-hour trial.
The robots have a cycle time of 76 seconds and are slower than human workers.
The Xiaomi-Robotics-0 AI model enables task adaptation and underpins Xiaomi's push beyond smartphones into electric vehicles and robotics, raising questions about the future of human labor in manufacturing.

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Xiaomi began testing humanoid robots at its Beijing electric vehicle factory.
Xiaomi President Lu Weibing said the robots completed 90.2% of tasks in a three-hour trial.
The robots have a cycle time of 76 seconds and are slower than human workers.
The Xiaomi-Robotics-0 AI model enables task adaptation and underpins Xiaomi's push beyond smartphones into electric vehicles and robotics, raising questions about the future of human labor in manufacturing.