On November 6, after yesterday’s press conference, Xpeng’s humanoid robot IRON was widely questioned about having a real person inside. Xpeng Motors CEO He Xiaopeng gave a fierce response at today’s event. He said that in the face of doubts on the Internet, the team felt "aggrieved" and stayed up all night. He himself also felt "sad" because "we actually have to prove to others that the robot is indeed not a real person."
He Xiaopeng revealed that the team had urgently shot a "one shot to the end" video this morning (6th) to show innocence. However, after the video was released, the doubts did not subside.Online comments turned to question "why the zipper on the back is not fully zipped", "the cat walk is made by human legs", and even suspected that the video was "AI synthesis".
Faced with the ongoing crisis of trust, He Xiaopeng said that after intense discussions, the team decided to take a more extreme approach to self-certification in this event. At the event site,When the robot IRON was powered on, the staff was forced to use scissors to cut off the skin and "muscles" of its legs., to show its internal mechanical "skeletal" structure. He Xiaopeng described this move as being comparable to "cutting open the stomach to prove that he only ate a bowl of rice noodles" in the movie "Let the Bullets Fly", and solemnly apologized to the IRON robot, hoping that this would be the last time it had to prove that "it is itself."
He Xiaopeng pointed out in his speech that this kind of doubt reflects the "preconceptions in the hearts" of some people. He compared it to the outside world not believing that Chinese companies could build new energy vehicles ten years ago. He believes that if this robot comes from an overseas company, the feedback it receives may be "applause and joy" rather than "questions."
Although the self-certification process is full of twists and turns, He Xiaopeng also mentioned that the storm brought unexpected positive effects, namelyAttracting more supply chain companies to actively contact and express their willingness to jointly promote the mass production of robots. Finally, he reiterated Xiaopeng’s goals:We look forward to mass-producing truly high-level humanoid robots by the end of next year (2026)., and bring it to everyone.