🇨🇳 Xiao Di
BYD · China · unveiled 2026
commercial
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: high
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%70.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%46.4
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%61.0
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%100.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the XHI. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
BYD's first humanoid robot, Xiao Di, is a 1.61m, 58.5kg service robot with 31 degrees of freedom and dexterous hands (7 DOF per hand) designed for showroom customer interaction. It debuted at Di Space experience centers in August 2026, with plans to deploy 2-3 units per dealership across 50 locations.
Deployments & partners
- Zhengzhou Di Space showroom (August 2026)
- Shenzhen and Shanghai Di Space experience centers (August 2026)
- Planned 2-3 units per dealership across 50 locations
Specifications
Height
161.0 cm
Weight
58.5 kg
Payload
—
Walking speed
—
Runtime
—
Battery
—
Total DoF
31
Hand DoF (per hand)
7
Dexterous hands
Yes
Actuation
electric
Form factor
bipedal
Onboard compute
—
AI model
—
Indicative price
undisclosed
Company valuation
—
Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-08
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- https://youjia.baidu.com/view/articleDetail/9255620850260259455
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- https://techfastforward.com/articles/byd-launches-xiao-di-robot-as-us-blocks-chinese-imports
- https://techfastforward.com/articles/byd-xiao-di-launches-humanoid-while-tesla-optimus-stalls
- https://techfastforward.com/articles/byd-launches-xiao-di-humanoid-as-us-bans-chinese-robots
- https://robotsbeat.com/byd-humanoid-robot-debut-august-di-space-showroom-2026
- https://www.nextfin.ai/en/news/byd-debut-humanoid-ai-robot-august-cef5ecec65
- https://science.report/discover/byd-deploys-xiao-di-humanoid-robots-in-chinese-car-showrooms-82588
- https://smartbrainsai.com/byd-joins-the-humanoid-robot-race-with-xiao-di-a-58-5-kilogram-greeter-that-speaks-twelve-languages/
- https://techfastforward.com/articles/byd-launches-xiao-di-humanoid-to-rival-tesla-optimus
- https://www.toutiao.com/article/7672230062543880704
- https://www.roboticsintl.com/article/byd-launches-xiao-di-humanoid-for-august-dealership-deployment
- http://ftp.kr-asia.com/byds-humanoid-robot-to-begin-work-at-d-space-facility-in-august
- https://smartbrainsai.com/byd-jumps-into-the-humanoid-robot-race-with-xiao-di-a-robot-built-to-greet-car-buyers
- https://techfastforward.com/articles/byd-launches-humanoid-robot-overtaking-tesla-optimus
- https://techfastforward.com/articles/byd-reveals-xiao-di-humanoid-beat-tesla-optimus
- https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSL.US/news/294332777?invite-code=3KD9HF
- https://ienvi.com.au/byd-confirms-august-2026-showroom-launch-for-humanoid-service-robot-03c62070
- https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/07/29/JB4EC5H7TJGTXDPP6NL6TWALAU/
- https://m.ebrun.com/690578.html
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