🇨🇳Dongfeng Motor·China·Prototype

Xiaodong

东风汽车

Dongfeng's car-brain humanoid, built to sell cars and then work the line.

PrototypeVerified Last verified 31 Oct 2026
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Starting pricePrice on request
First shown1 Nov 2025
StatusPrototype
Form factorFull-size
LocomotionBipedal
Updated31 Oct 2026

What it is

Xiaodong is Dongfeng Motor's first humanoid, shown at the company's R&D institute in November 2025. It runs Dongfeng's DF30 automotive-grade MCU and T500 controller with more than 700 TOPS, plus an 8B multimodal model for offline conversation, and is intended for reception and guided selling in Dongfeng dealerships. A second, silver factory robot developed with the Huazhong University of Science and Technology team of academician Ding Han was training for handling, sorting and inspection work in 2026. Dongfeng showed Xiaodong again at the 2026 World Robot Conference.

Highlights

01DF30 automotive-grade MCU and T500 controller with 700+ TOPS.
028B-parameter multimodal model for offline dialogue.
03Planned for Dongfeng 4S store reception and guided selling.
04Second factory humanoid co-developed with HUST for handling and inspection.
05Self-developed linear joint module with 8,500 N peak thrust.

The numbers

Body
Form factorFull-size
Motion & power
LocomotionBipedal
ActuatorsSelf-developed linear joint module with 8,500 N peak thrust and 300 mm/s peak speed, integrating a frameless motor, planetary roller screw, driver, encoder and force sensor.
Compute, sensing & hands
ComputeDongfeng T500 intelligent-driving controller with 700+ TOPS, plus the DF30 automotive-grade MCU and an 8B multimodal model.

Platform & deployment

AvailabilityPrototype; factory training in 2026 with no public sale.
Target marketAutomotive retail and manufacturing.
Software / OSDongfeng Tianyuan embodied brain, with task understanding, planning and skill invocation under development.
Deployments & partnersDongfeng R&D showcase and dealership pilot plans; factory training for the second robot.
VariantsXiaodong (service) · Factory humanoid No.2

Evidence trail

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