Xiao Di
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Xiao Di is BYD's commercial service humanoid robot, developed by BYD's embodied intelligence team to serve as an interactive retail advisor and showroom ambassador. Standing 1.61 meters tall and weighing 58.5 kg, the robot features 31 degrees of freedom with 7-DoF high-precision dexterous hands achieving ±1 mm repeatability. Unveiled at the Di Space brand-experience center in Zhengzhou, it supports multimodal real-time two-way translation across 6 Chinese regional dialects and 6 foreign languages. Its perception suite integrates 360-degree spatial vision, facial recognition, dynamic environmental modeling, and lip/gesture tracking, leveraging BYD's in-house automotive supply chain in power electronics, battery technology, and motor drive controllers.
Quick Overview & Key Facts
Xiao Di is a humanoid robot made by BYD in China, launched in 2026 and built for automotive showroom greeting, vehicle feature demonstration, and multilingual customer consultation. Featured in “BYD Patents the Look of Its First In-House Humanoid Robot”.
- Dimensions
- 161 cm × 52 cm × 28 cm
- Weight
- 58.5 kg
- Mobility
- Bipedal dynamic walking (2-legged dynamic locomotion)
- Top speed
- 1.2 m/s (4.3 km/h)
- Handles
- Vehicle keys, promotional materials, commercial demonstration items, display tablets
- Battery runtime
- 4.5–6.0 hours continuous showroom interaction
- Charging time
- 1.2 hours to 80% via automated contact charging pad
- Operating environment
- Indoor commercial showrooms, brand experience pavilions, exhibition halls, retail centers
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BYD puts the 1.61 m, 31-degree-of-freedom Xiao Di humanoid in its Di Space showrooms, starting in Zhengzhou and then Shenzhen and Shanghai, to explain vehicles to customers.
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Q1. What is Xiao Di, and what problem is it designed to solve?
Xiao Di is BYD’s first humanoid robot, announced as a service-oriented machine for customer-facing tasks in showrooms and brand spaces.
Q2. What are the main capabilities and key features of Xiao Di?
BYD says Xiao Di uses 360-degree vision, gesture and facial recognition, and real-time translation for showroom interaction.
Q3. Who is Xiao Di built for, and which industries can benefit from it?
According to BYD, Xiao Di is built for automotive retail, especially dealerships and experience centers that handle customer greeting and product demonstrations.
Q4. Is Xiao Di a commercial product or still a research prototype?
As of 2026, Xiao Di has been presented as a commercial service robot concept for dealership use, rather than a lab-only prototype.
Q5. Is Xiao Di currently available for purchase, and when is it expected to ship?
BYD has announced showroom deployment plans, but public purchase availability and shipping timelines have not been clearly disclosed.
Q6. How does Xiao Di actually work in real-world environments?
In BYD’s description, Xiao Di is intended to move through showrooms, recognize people and objects, and assist with greetings and explanations in live retail settings.
Q7. When was Xiao Di announced or officially launched?
BYD confirmed and publicly unveiled Xiao Di in early August 2026, following teaser material released in late July.
Q8. How is Xiao Di different from other robots in the same category?
BYD positions Xiao Di as a customer-facing showroom humanoid, which differs from factory robots that are typically optimized for industrial tasks.
Q9. Does Xiao Di require additional development or customization after purchase?
Public information suggests showroom deployment will likely involve integration and configuration for local retail workflows, but BYD has not detailed customization requirements.
Q10. What is the future roadmap or planned upgrades for Xiao Di?
BYD has announced plans to begin in selected showrooms and expand deployment more broadly if the rollout proves suitable for retail use.
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