Robots Work Hard, Not Humans: China-Focused Dongfeng Plans to Put Its Own Humanoid Robot Into Production in October

Robots work hard, not humans: China-focused Dongfeng plans to put its own humanoid robot into production in October

Industry analysts have long viewed automakers as major proponents of humanoid robots, whose software is similar in many ways to self-driving cars. Chinese automaker Dongfeng announced that it plans to put its humanoid robot “Xiaodong” into assembly plants as early as October this year for parts sorting and quality control, and is expected to conduct […]

Dongfeng Humanoids Enter Factories in October; Small-Batch Trial by Year-End

Dongfeng Motor plans to send its humanoid robots into factories in October for sorting and quality-inspection work, begin small-batch trial production by the end of 2026, and bring on-job capability in line with human workers by the end of 2027, according to remarks by Zhang Zhenlin, chief engineer of intelligent technology, reported by Yicai and CnEVPost. The timeline was outlined during Dongfeng’s tenth science and technology innovation week, …

Dongfeng to trial-produce humanoid robots by year-end, targets human-level capability by end of 2027

Dongfeng's humanoid robot will enter factories in October to handle sorting and quality inspection, with small-batch trial production to begin at the end of the year. For details, please visit CnEVPost (cnev.co).