Can you buy it
Stores first
Not a U.S. checkout. He took the robotics-unit CEO chair himself. Line commissioned Sept 2026. Stores and campuses first. Deliveries aimed at 2027.
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HE XIAOPENG
EV maker that put a humanoid on a car line and cut the leg open on stage to prove it was a machine.
IRON · Stores first
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Official handle plus a live search. Full block at the bottom.
Open on XXPENG · cutting open IRON
XPENG · real-world interaction test
He Xiaopeng · how IRON walks
IN THEIR WORDS
Dated. Their mouth when we have it. Desk note when the line is a filing.
Why he took the chair
“The robot industry is becoming increasingly hot and competitive, and we have clearly seen the direction and timing of victory.”Internal letter · June 10, 2026
On the eve
“On the eve of mass production and commercialisation.”He Xiaopeng · June 2026
The cut
“IRON faced its ultimate test: to prove it’s not human.”XPENG AI Day 2025
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