BYD Xiao Di
BYD · China · 2026
BYD's first humanoid — a 1.61 m showroom host built to greet customers and demo electric cars.
Xiao Di is the first humanoid robot from BYD, the world's largest electric-vehicle maker, shown publicly in early August 2026 at the company's Di Space experience centre in Zhengzhou. It stands 1.61 m tall and weighs 58.5 kg; coverage of the debut singled out the smoothness of its walking and gestures. Unlike many recent reveals, Xiao Di was presented as a working prototype rather than a concept, and its job is deliberately narrow: greeting visitors in dealerships, guiding them around the cars on display and running product demonstrations. BYD describes the robot as support for showroom staff rather than a replacement, and has indicated that two to three units could eventually be stationed in each of its stores. The programme is a natural extension of BYD's own supply chain — the company already manufactures the batteries, electric motors and power electronics a humanoid needs — and places it in direct competition with Tesla's Optimus. Detailed specifications such as degrees of freedom, sensors, onboard compute, runtime and price had not been disclosed at the debut.
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