Xiaomi robot withstands eight-hour shift at automotive plant
During the test, the humanoid sorted central console components. According to the company, it completed a full day's workload for one production station.
Xiaomi reported the successful completion of an eight-hour test of a humanoid robot at its automotive plant. The machine operated on a section sorting side panels of the central console.
According to the company, the robot met the station's daily workload requirements, independently corrected emerging errors, and interacted with the production line systems. Xiaomi views the result as preliminary confirmation of its ability to perform tasks under real production conditions.
However, the eight-hour test does not mean the robot is already operating continuously in this mode. The company also did not specify whether a single battery charge was used or if battery replacement or recharging was required during the process.
Xiaomi has been testing robots in automotive production since the beginning of 2026. In March, the company demonstrated three hours of autonomous operation at a self-piercing nut installation station. For that operation, a success rate of 90.2% was claimed for simultaneous work on both sides with a cycle duration of 76 seconds. These metrics pertain to the previous task, not the current panel sorting.
Simultaneously, Xiaomi is testing a robotic system for household scenarios based on the Xiaomi-Robotics-1 model. The trials are taking place in the residential spaces of Xiaomi Youth Apartments.
According to the company, the home system can execute chains of over 50 actions across three rooms for more than 30 minutes. This is a separate testing direction, and its results should not be attributed to the factory robot.
Both projects currently demonstrate progress in specific scenarios. The company did not provide data in this announcement to assess readiness for mass deployment or to compare the cost of operation with that of a human worker.
