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Timestamp: July 14, 2026 at 08:51 PM

Xiaomi Robots Achieve 90% Success Rate in New Automotive Roles, Including Flexible Parts Handling

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Xiaomi has announced that its robots, currently in their 'internship' phase at the Xiaomi Auto factory, have achieved a 98% success rate on existing tasks and successfully launched new roles involving the handling of flexible automotive parts and logistics with a 90% success rate.

Xiaomi Robots Achieve 90% Success Rate in New Automotive Roles

In a significant milestone for the integration of AI and manufacturing, Xiaomi has announced that its autonomous robots have successfully advanced their capabilities within the Xiaomi Auto factory.

The robots began their operational journey earlier this year as "interns" at the self-tapping nut installation station. After a quarter of dedicated effort, Xiaomi officials revealed that the success rate for this station has risen to 98%, placing the machines just 1% behind human workers. This performance marks the robots' official "full-time employment" in this role.

Tackling Flexible Automotive Parts

Beyond the existing roles, the robotics team has launched the robots into new stations within the assembly logistics area. A particularly challenging task is the sorting of center console side panels.

This station presents a unique set of difficulties due to the large size, irregular shape, and inherent flexibility of the parts. The task requires multiple iterations of grabbing and placing, testing the robot's whole-body motion control, bimanual cooperation, and fine manipulation.

Xiaomi Robotics has successfully achieved a 90% success rate in this area, marking the first time the company has implemented long-term operations on flexible automotive parts. To handle the delicate nature of the panels, the team employed an active compliance control strategy based on end-effector force sensing. This allows the robot to adjust its grip and placement if the panel hooks or stalls. Additionally, the robots utilize bio-inspired dexterous hands to fine-tune the panel's position before placing it, enhancing efficiency and stability.

Logistics and Safety Improvements

Another new role involves the folding and recycling of boxes. This station requires the robots to precisely manipulate delicate pull tabs and coordinate two arms for efficient stacking and pushing of multiple boxes.

While the current success rate stands at 90%, Xiaomi has implemented a remote intervention mechanism to ensure safety and handle any potential irreversible failures, allowing human operators to take control when necessary.

Looking ahead, the team aims to further optimize this process by mastering the "blind pull" technique currently performed by experienced human workers, potentially unlocking even higher efficiency levels in future iterations.

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Xiaomi’s 90% success rate with flexible parts is the real breakthrough here. While a 98% rate on standard rigid tasks meets modern automation expectations, handling flexible materials—like wiring harnesses or rubber seals—has always been the bottleneck in "lights-out" manufacturing due to their unpredictable deformation. Achieving this requires moving beyond rigid programming to genuine adaptive intelligence, likely utilizing advanced vision systems and force-feedback algorithms. From an industry perspective, this signals that Chinese robotics is rapidly climbing the value chain. It’s no longer just about scale and speed, but precision and adaptability. If these "interns" can maintain this performance, the transition to fully autonomous EV production just accelerated significantly.

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Impressive progress from Xiaomi's robotics team. A 90% success rate on flexible part handling is no small feat—these tasks are notoriously difficult for robots due to the unpredictable deformation of materials. The fact that they're already interning in a real factory environment suggests they're not just lab toys. If they can maintain that rate at scale, it could be a genuine leap for automotive automation. Still, 90% means one in ten fails, so there's work ahead before they graduate from internship. But considering where robotics was even five years ago, this is a solid signal.