XPeng IRON (Gen 2) vs Qinglong
Compare XPeng IRON (Gen 2) (Xpeng) and Qinglong (Shanghai Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center) side by side: degrees of freedom, weight, payload, battery life, actuators, and status.
| Spec | XPeng IRON (Gen 2) | Qinglong |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Xpeng | Shanghai Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center |
| Category | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| Country | China | China |
| Degrees of freedom | 40 | 43 |
| Weight (kg) | 70 | 80 |
| Battery life (h) | 4 | 3 |
| Payload | 15 kg | 15 kg |
| Max speed | 1.8 m/s | 1.5 m/s |
| Actuators | Bionic Electromechanical Actuators | High-Torque Modular Actuators |
| Primary sensor | Multi-Camera Vision + IMU + Tactile | Multi-Camera + LiDAR + IMU |
| Function | Assembly & manufacturing | Research & development |
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Status | Testing | Testing |
Verdict
XPeng IRON (Gen 2) leads on 2 of the 3 weighted dimensions both makers disclose.
XPeng IRON (Gen 2) leads on max speed (1.8 m/s vs 1.5 m/s) and battery life (4 h vs 3 h).
Qinglong leads on degrees of freedom (43 vs 40).
Left out because at least one manufacturer does not publish a figure: price.
XPeng IRON (Gen 2)
Highly anthropomorphic humanoid with bionic spine and skin, powered by XPeng's Turing AI chips and VLA brain stack. Mass production targeted for 2026.
Qinglong
China's first open-source full-size general-purpose humanoid platform, unveiled at WAIC 2024. Designed as a national reference platform for embodied AI research.