Is this a robot or a real person?

From yesterday to today, half of the global internet has been discussing Xiaopeng's humanoid robot IRON.

Everyone's Holmes instinct woke up instantly.

According to the discussion among Little Red Book users, the robot performing the gait demonstration at the conference was actually a real person wearing a skin suit.

However, in the face of overwhelming discussions, Xiaopeng seems unperturbed. In response to a comment from a netizen, '100% real person inside', He Xiaopeng replied, 'Thanks for the recognition.'

On November 6th, Xiaopeng Motors held its AI Day 2025 event at its new headquarters in Guangzhou, officially announcing that it is no longer just a car manufacturing company, but an AI company.

Based on the self-developed Xpeng VLA 2.0 large model, Xiaopeng has derived a set of AI-defined applications. The latest generation of humanoid robot, IRON, has sparked a lot of discussion since its release.

Xiaopeng has been deeply involved in the field of robotics for 7 years. From the earliest quadruped form to the current fully humanoid stage, it has constantly evolved.

IRON possesses an all-new humanoid skeletal structure, bionic muscle system, and fully wrapped flexible skin, greatly reducing its mechanical feel and making it more similar in appearance to a real human being.

The previous generation of IRON could already achieve relatively stable walking, and it is said to be neither pre-programmed nor remotely controlled. This time, it walks more stably and naturally, even with a certain aura - although the officials did

IRON is approximately 1.78 meters tall, taller than robots from companies like 1X and NEO, and weighs 70kg.

Using micro harmonic joints with both hands, it has 22 degrees of freedom (DOF), which is only 5 less than a human. This means it is already capable of completing some complex daily movements, such as folding clothes, wiping tables, and organizing ob

With a total of 65 degrees of freedom in the entire body and the ability to mimic human spinal movement, it has 10 more than NEO.

With such a devilish pace, it is obvious that there is a little brain behind it, although the official has not given more information about it. However, judging from the discussion about the motion control and hardware of the previous generation robo

Judging from the information released by authorities and online, the hardware seems impressive.

Xiaopeng humanoid robot is guiding netizens to visit its headquarters. From x@FredericLambert

Interestingly, unlike the conservative sword-fighting coach style of NEO, IRON offers customizable male or female features - achieved by a flexible 3D mesh structure and soft skin material, simulating human body curves and touch.

Similarly to NEO, the 3D printed honeycomb lattice structure offers both structural strength and sufficient flexibility, with a gentle touch feeling.

The soul of IRON comes from Xiaopeng's self-developed AI brain, driven by three Turing AI chips, with a total computing power of up to 2,250 TOPS.

It integrates the three major cognitive models of VLT + VLA + VLM, and can achieve visual perception, language understanding, and action decision-making within the same system, realizing the function of seeing and acting, and the ability to communica

The head adopts a 3D curved display, which not only looks like a face but also acts as an interactive interface, enabling more natural human-machine communication.

The new IRON uses a solid-state battery, but the capacity and battery life have not yet been announced.

Some netizens feel that it looks very similar to Lilith in Eva, and are wondering when the First Prototype will be released.

Compared to players like Tesla and 1X who are shouting about mass production in 2026, Xiaopeng is more restrained in its approach.

The official plan is to achieve mass production of IRON by 2026, but it will only be used in their own business scenarios - such as serving as showroom guides, receptionists, or sales consultants.

Previously, Xiaopeng had attempted to integrate the IRON robot into the production line for tasks such as screwing. However, it was found that the robot performed worse than the workers, with low efficiency, high maintenance costs, and a tendency to

He Xiaopeng is not shy about acknowledging this point. He believes that humanoid robots will eventually enter factories and households, but the pace will not be too fast. Industrial applications in about 3-5 years; household popularization: about 5-1

Therefore, you will see the IRON at Xiaopeng showrooms around the world next year, and it will first be used as a staff member in the stores.

Meanwhile, Xiaopeng will also launch the IRON SDK, opening up development interfaces and inviting third parties to create more application scenarios. The first batch of partners includes large enterprises such as Baosteel Group.

Besides, many netizens are calling for him to take another walk while wearing no clothes. What's your opinion?

This article comes from the Weixin Official Accounts "Heart of Machine"