BYD shows Xiao Di, its first humanoid robot, in the showroom

BYD presented its first humanoid robot, Xiao Di, in early August 2026 at the carmaker's Di Space experience centre in Zhengzhou. The machine stands 1.61 m tall and weighs 58.5 kg, and reports from the debut single out how smooth its motion is. Unlike several recent Chinese humanoid reveals, Xiao Di is presented as a working prototype rather than a concept. Its job is retail: greeting visitors, walking them through the electric cars on the floor and running product demonstrations. BYD frames the robot as support for showroom staff, not a replacement, and has signalled that two to three units could eventually be stationed in each of its stores. The move is a short step for BYD, which already builds the batteries, electric motors and power electronics a humanoid needs, and it puts the world's largest EV maker on the same board as Tesla's Optimus programme.