Chinese EV company launches automated factory where humanoid robots build humanoid robots

XPeng, a Chinese EV company, says it has commissioned a production line where humanoid robots are used to assemble other humanoid robots, marking a push towards automated manufacturing at scale. The company says its first advanced general-purpose unit, IRON, completed assembly and walked off the line autonomously, though details on production capacity remain undisclosed.
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