XPENG IRON Specifications

Last updated: 2026-11-04

Physical
Degrees of freedom (body)	76
Degrees of freedom (per hand)	21 (production version; the November 2025 reveal version had 22)
Structure	Fully enclosed flexible lattice frame beneath a fully flexible skin, with a biomimetic spine and muscle system
Head	Curved 3D display face (shown at the 2025 reveal)
Battery	Solid-state (shown at the 2025 reveal); capacity and runtime not published
Height / weight	Not published by the manufacturer

Computing & AI
Processors	Three in-house XPeng Turing AI chips
Combined compute	2,250 TOPS
Autonomy	On-device processing, shared lineage with XPeng’s vehicle autonomy stack

Availability & pricing
Status	Automated production line commissioned (September 2026); mass production targeted end of 2026
Mass production target	End of 2026, initially within XPeng facilities
Customer deliveries	First half of 2027, starting in stores and malls; wider international rollout from second half of 2027
Stated capacity goal	More than 1,000 units per month; 1 million units by 2030
Price	Not published; not available to order

Company
Valuation	$6.3bn following the August 2026 round
Funding raised	Over $900m, led by IDG Capital
Notable investors	Tencent, Alibaba, Gaorong Ventures
Parent ownership	XPeng retains roughly 82% of the robotics subsidiary

How it compares

	XPENG IRON	Tesla Optimus	Figure 03
Body DoF	76	Not published for Gen 3	Not published
On-device compute	2,250 TOPS (3x Turing)	Tesla AI inference hardware	Onboard, not disclosed
Status (Aug 2026)	Pre-production	Pre-production, Gen 3 unrevealed	Building at BotQ
Public price	None	None	None
Stated volume goal	1m units by 2030	Not committed	Roughly 1 robot per hour at BotQ

Specification Sources

Electrek — XPeng robotics funding and IRON specifications — source for degrees of freedom, Turing chip count and combined TOPS, and for the production and capacity targets
Gasgoo — IRON unveiled at XPENG AI Day — reveal-version specs: biomimetic spine, 22-DoF hands, solid-state battery, curved display, 2,250 TOPS
XPENG — IRON walks off the production line — official September 2026 release: production-version specs, 80% automation, mass-production and delivery plans
TechNode — IRON deliveries in 2027 — October 2026 timetable, first commercial uses and languages

Please note: Robot specifications, capabilities, and availability change frequently as manufacturers release new versions and updates. Information shown reflects publicly available data at time of writing and may not represent the latest version. Figures attributed to the manufacturer have not been independently verified. Always check the manufacturer's official site for current details.