Xiaomi CyberOne: a humanoid with a 'sweating' hand completes 4 months on an auto factory floor

On August 19, 2026, at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, Xiaomi publicly unveiled a new generation of its humanoid — still under the name CyberOne, which the company has used since its first-generation robot. The key difference: before going public, the robot completed four months of practical training at an automobile factory, according to media covering the presentation — meaning the demonstration rests not on a lab prototype but on a system that has already worked a real shift on the line.

Specs of the new generation

The robot stands about 1.70 m tall, weighs 66 kg, and has 66 total degrees of freedom across its body, 33 of which are concentrated in the hands — an 83% increase over the previous generation. That concentration of mobility specifically in the hands lets the fingers execute complex movements with precision approaching that of a human hand.

A hand that "sweats"

One engineering solution stands out: Xiaomi's cooling system for the hand, built on a liquid-cooling design using 3D-printed metal channels running the length of the arm — the operating principle resembles human sweating, where evaporation carries heat away from overloaded joints and actuators. At the same time, the hand's own volume shrank by 60% while maintaining a 1:1 scale with a human hand — meaning engineers simultaneously tackled miniaturization, heat dissipation, and anthropomorphic fidelity.

Why the internship matters more than the numbers

Xiaomi's focus on consumer electronics and smartphones hasn't stopped the company from entering heavy industrial robotics — CyberOne is deliberately being tested on an actual auto production line rather than in a showroom. This approach — a real production-floor internship before public announcement — is becoming the standard for serious market players in 2026: the marketing value of a flashy jumping video is giving way to demonstrated ability to work a shift on a specific production line.

A catalog of Chinese humanoid and industrial robot manufacturers is available on the Aura Robotics site.