CyberOne is Xiaomi's first humanoid robot, unveiled in August 2022, standing 177 cm and weighing 52 kg with 21 degrees of freedom and a walking speed of 3.6 km/h. It features Xiaomi's Mi-Sense depth vision and MiAI emotion recognition engine capable of identifying 45 human emotions and 85 environmental sounds. A second-generation debuted at Xiaomi's Investor Day in April 2026 for factory use, but the robot has never been offered for sale.
Primary use case: Research prototype and factory automation showcase, with planned internal manufacturing deployment by 2030
Height
177 cm
Weight
52 kg
DOF
21
Payload
1.5 kg
Battery
3 hrs
Height
177 cm
Weight
52 kg
Degrees of Freedom
21
Locomotion
bipedal
Max Speed
4 km/h
Payload
1.5 kg
Max Lift/Arm
1.5 kg
Battery Life
3 hrs
Availability
research_only
Primary Use Case
Research prototype and factory automation showcase, with planned internal manufacturing deployment by 2030
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