Showroom reception role
The robot is designed for customer-facing retail work such as greeting visitors and explaining vehicle models, not industrial or household tasks. [1][4]
Price & availability
BYD Company has not published a price
Pilot deployments only
Current dataset status: Pilot.
Product overview
About BYD Xiao Di
BYD Xiao Di is a humanoid robot from BYD, the Chinese electric-vehicle and battery maker, built for customer-facing work in its own showrooms. BYD confirmed the robot on 28 July 2026 ahead of an August public debut at Di Space, the company's experience centre in Zhengzhou. Press reports subsequently placed units at Di Space venues in Zhengzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai.
Detailed Chinese coverage gives a height of 1.61 m, weight of 58.5 kg and 31 total degrees of freedom: seven per hand, six per leg, three at the waist and two at the neck. It reports a maximum single-hand load of 1 kg. Other articles round the weight to 58 kg, while a less consistent account gives about 68 kg. Coverage also credits the robot with six Chinese dialects, six foreign languages, and face, lip-reading and gesture recognition. BYD has not published a datasheet.
Its role is reception, vehicle explanation and feature demonstration. BYD executive vice president Li Ke has said the company wants two or three robots in each dealer store and that they will not replace human salespeople.
Because units are reportedly operating at a limited number of company venues, Xiao Di is listed as a pilot rather than a prototype. It is not a product on sale: no price, order channel or delivery date has been published, and CLS reported that commercialisation could come within one to two years.
Capabilities
Key features
Multilingual interaction
Press coverage credits the robot with six Chinese dialects and six foreign languages, plus face, lip-reading and gesture recognition. [1][4]
31 degrees of freedom
The reported body has 31 degrees of freedom, including seven per dexterous hand; each hand is reported to handle up to 1 kg. [4]
Planned store deployment
Li Ke, BYD's executive vice president, is reported to want two or three robots in each dealer store, starting with Di Space venues. [2][3]
Hardware profile
Specifications
Official — stated by the manufacturer or organizerReported — stated by a credible third partyEstimated — derived or approximate
Body
- Height
- 161 cmReported — stated by a credible third party[4]Press figure; other coverage describes it as about 1.6 m
- Weight
- 58.5 kgReported — stated by a credible third party[4]Detailed Chinese press figure. Other reports round this to 58 kg; one less consistent report gives about 68 kg.
- Total DoF
- 31Reported — stated by a credible third party[4]Reported allocation: 7 per hand, 6 per leg, 3 at the waist and 2 at the neck. One less consistent report gives 66.
Hands & Manipulation
- DoF per hand
- 7Reported — stated by a credible third party[4]Reported for each dexterous hand
- Payload
- 1 kgReported — stated by a credible third party[4]Reported maximum load for one dexterous hand; not a whole-body payload
- Hand / end effector
- Seven-degree-of-freedom dexterous handsReported — stated by a credible third party[4]
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Mobility
- Maximum speed
- Not published
- Peak joint torque
- Not published
- Actuation
- Not published
Power
- Battery
- Not published
- Runtime
- Not published
- Charge time
- Not published
- Swappable battery
- Not published
Compute & Sensing
- Onboard compute
- Not published
- Sensors
- Not published
- AI stack
- Not published
Quick answers
BYD Xiao Di FAQ
Can you buy BYD Xiao Di?
No general order page is verified. BYD Xiao Di is currently classified as pilot. [1]
How tall is BYD Xiao Di and how much does it weigh?
BYD Xiao Di is 161 cm tall and weighs 58.5 kg (Detailed Chinese press figure. Other reports round this to 58 kg; one less consistent report gives about 68 kg.). [4]
How much can BYD Xiao Di carry?
The listed payload is 1 kg; Reported maximum load for one dexterous hand; not a whole-body payload. [4]
How many degrees of freedom does BYD Xiao Di have?
BYD Xiao Di has 31 listed degrees of freedom; Reported allocation: 7 per hand, 6 per leg, 3 at the waist and 2 at the neck. One less consistent report gives 66.. [4]
Who makes BYD Xiao Di?
BYD Xiao Di is made by BYD Company, based in China. [1]
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Evidence
Sources
- [1]BYD Xiao Di humanoid robot (Interesting Engineering) ↗Interesting Engineering · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [2]BYD confirms humanoid robot debut at Di Space Zhengzhou (CLS, Chinese) ↗CLS (Cailian Press) · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [3]BYD humanoid robot teaser at Di Space Zhengzhou (IT之家, Chinese) ↗IT之家 (ITHome) · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [4]BYD Xiao Di configuration and showroom role (Chinese) ↗Sina Finance · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026