--- title: BYD will unveil its first humanoid robot in August description: BYD will debut its first humanoid robot, reportedly named Xiao Di, in August at its Di Space showrooms in Zhengzhou. Standing 1.61m tall and capable of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/byd-will-unveil-its-first-humanoid-robot-in-august-gzbglcgfb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: BYD will unveil its first humanoid robot in August | daily.dev og:description: BYD will debut its first humanoid robot, reportedly named Xiao Di, in August at its Di Space showrooms in Zhengzhou. Standing 1.61m tall and capable of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/byd-will-unveil-its-first-humanoid-robot-in-august-gzbglcgfb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GzbGLCGfB.png og:image:alt: BYD will unveil its first humanoid robot in August og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # BYD will unveil its first humanoid robot in August **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary BYD will debut its first humanoid robot, reportedly named Xiao Di, in August at its Di Space showrooms in Zhengzhou. Standing 1.61m tall and capable of translating between 12 languages in real time, the robot is intended to greet customers and explain cars. BYD's executive vice-president envisions eventually deploying robots in supermarkets, malls, warehouses, and homes. The move comes amid a broader Chinese humanoid boom — China produced over 40,000 humanoids in the first half of 2026 alone — and as BYD's car sales face pressure from a domestic price war. However, no pricing, production timeline, or paid deployments have been announced, and US import restrictions could block the robot from a key overseas market. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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