Xiaomi's humanoid robot: a home trial, a factory shift, and what it means for Australia

Xiaomi, the brand behind a lot of the robot vacuums and phones in Australian homes, says its robots have just passed two milestones: a full eight-hour shift in its car factory, and a 30-minute run of household chores in a real apartment. Here's what Xiaomi actually announced on 3 November 2026, what's still unclear, and whether a Xiaomi home robot could reach Australia. Checked 4 November 2026.

By Domestic Robot · Editor: Christian Ganaban · Updated 4 November 2026

Researched, not testedThis page is based on Xiaomi's own announcements and Chinese and English news reports, all linked below. Every performance figure is Xiaomi's claim; nobody outside Xiaomi has tested these robots, and neither have we.

Quick answer

You can't buy a Xiaomi humanoid, here or anywhere. There's no price and no release date. On 3 November 2026 Xiaomi said its humanoid robot had completed its first eight-hour work challenge at a car-factory station, and that an AI system built on its Xiaomi-Robotics-1 model had started a trial in Xiaomi's staff apartments, finishing one continuous task of more than 30 minutes across three rooms and more than 50 sub-tasks. These are Xiaomi's own claims, and a Chinese tech site reports the apartment robot was a wheeled, two-armed machine rather than the two-legged humanoid. Xiaomi says it plans to bring robots into homes “in the future”, but hasn't given a date. For Australians, the Xiaomi robot you can buy is still a robot vacuum.

Status at a glance

Question	Answer	What it's based on
Can Australians buy one?	No	No price, order page or Australian announcement (4 Nov 2026)
Latest news	8-hour factory shift; 30-minute home trial	Xiaomi at the World Internet Conference, Wuzhen, 3 Nov 2026; Lei Jun on Weibo
Where it works now	Xiaomi's car factory; Xiaomi staff apartments (trial)	Xiaomi calls the factory result a “preliminary” check
Home robot date	None	Xiaomi says homes are a future goal; no year given
Price	Not announced	Xiaomi says the robot business is still prototypes with no outside revenue (Aug 2026)
Australian plans	None announced	Xiaomi Australia sells robot vacuums, not humanoids

Checked 4 November 2026 against the reports linked under Sources. Most coverage of the 3 November news traces back to Xiaomi's own post; we found no independent report that checked the claims.

What Xiaomi announced on 3 November

Xiaomi presented two results at the 2026 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, and founder Lei Jun posted them on Weibo the same day:

A full shift in the factory. For the first time, Xiaomi's humanoid took on an eight-hour work challenge at a car-factory station that sorts and sequences centre-console side covers. Xiaomi says it fixed problems on its own and kept pace with the production line, and called this a “preliminary” check that it can do line work.
A trial in real apartments. An AI “agent” system built on Xiaomi's Xiaomi-Robotics-1 model began trial operation in Xiaomi's youth apartments (housing for its staff). Xiaomi says it finished a single continuous job lasting more than 30 minutes, across three rooms, covering more than 50 tasks. Chinese tech site CNMO lists them as preparing tools, tidying a desk, taking out rubbish, putting things back, checking the room and re-checking the whole home.

Xiaomi says Xiaomi-Robotics-1 was trained on 100,000 hours of real robot movements and ranked first overall on two simulated benchmarks, RoboCasa365 and RoboDojo, in July 2026. Benchmarks are simulations, not homes.

Which robot did the housework?

This is the part to read carefully. Xiaomi's own wording credits its AI model for the apartment trial and uses “humanoid” only for the factory robot. Chinese shopping and tech site SMZDM reports that the apartment robot was a wheeled base with two arms and two-finger grippers, not a walking humanoid, and that the demo video was sped up four times. It also notes Xiaomi gave no figures for speed, reliability, safety or privacy. Another Chinese outlet, 21Jingji, describes it as a humanoid robot. We've gone with the cautious reading: Xiaomi's robot AI ran the home trial, on a robot Xiaomi hasn't clearly described.

That doesn't make it unimportant. A 30-minute job of more than 50 steps without a reset is the kind of long, messy task home robots struggle with. But it was a trial in Xiaomi's own housing, judged by Xiaomi.

Xiaomi's humanoid so far

When	What	Details (Xiaomi's figures)
Aug 2022	CyberOne unveiled	177 cm, 52 kg, 21 degrees of freedom; not for sale; estimated to cost 600,000–700,000 yuan to make (Engadget)
Mar 2026	Factory trials begin	First run: 3 hours autonomous, 90.2% success fitting self-tapping nuts, 76-second cycle (TechNode, SCMP)
Aug 2026	New humanoid at World Robot Conference, Beijing	About 1.70 m, 66 kg, 66 degrees of freedom (33 in the hands); 98% nut-fitting success after four months in the factory (36Kr)
3 Nov 2026	8-hour shift; home trial	Factory sequencing station; 30-minute, 50-task apartment run (Xiaomi)

Lei Jun has described the robot as an “intern” and said Xiaomi expects large numbers of humanoids in its own factories within five years. In August Xiaomi said the robot business was still in prototype iteration with no outside revenue, so its first job is cutting Xiaomi's own factory costs.

Could a Xiaomi home robot reach Australia?

Not soon, and nothing official points to it. Xiaomi has said it wants to bring robots into homes in the future, and Lei Jun has talked about a market worth a trillion yuan, but there's no product, date or price. A few things are worth knowing:

Xiaomi already sells robots here. Its official Australian store and retailers including Bunnings, Kmart and Woolworths sell Xiaomi robot vacuums such as the X20+, in Australian versions.
Its robot dogs didn't come officially. Xiaomi's CyberDog (2021) and CyberDog 2 (2023, 12,999 yuan in China) were China launches. We found no sign either was sold through Xiaomi Australia, only grey imports.
Chinese home robots tend to launch in China first. AgiBot's small PrimeBOT humanoids went on sale in China in October 2026, with no Australian release. See AgiBot in Australia.

If a Xiaomi home robot ever goes on sale, check what it records and where its data goes, just as you would for a robot vacuum with a camera. Our humanoid safety guide covers the questions to ask.

How Xiaomi compares with other home humanoid plans

Robot	Price	Home timing and our coverage
1X NEO	US orders: US$20,000 or US$499 a month	Other markets from 2027 (1X). NEO tracker
Tesla Optimus	No price	Early production; no home date. Optimus tracker
LG CLOiD	No price	Home market from 2030 (reported). LG CLOiD
Xiaomi	No price	Factory first; home trial in staff apartments; no home date

Every humanoid price we can find is in our humanoid robot price guide, and this month's news is in our humanoid news roundup.

What to watch next

Independent footage or testing of the apartment trial, and a clear answer on which robot did it.
Xiaomi's next results call, where Lei Jun has talked up robots before.
Any consumer robot from Xiaomi beyond vacuums, mowers and CyberDog, and whether Xiaomi Australia stocks it.

We'll update this page when Xiaomi says more. For robots that clean your home today, see our best robot vacuums.

Common questions

Can I buy Xiaomi's humanoid robot in Australia?

No. As of 4 November 2026 Xiaomi hasn't announced a price, release date or any market for its humanoid robot. Xiaomi says the robot business is still at the prototype stage.

What did Xiaomi's robot do in the home trial?

Xiaomi says an AI system built on its Xiaomi-Robotics-1 model completed one continuous job of more than 30 minutes across three rooms in its staff apartments, covering more than 50 tasks such as tidying a desk and taking out rubbish. One Chinese report says the robot used was wheeled with two arms, not a walking humanoid.

Is Xiaomi's humanoid robot CyberOne?

CyberOne was Xiaomi's first humanoid, shown in August 2022. The newer humanoid shown in August 2026 continues that line: about 1.70 m tall, 66 kg, with 66 degrees of freedom.

When will Xiaomi sell a home robot?

Xiaomi hasn't said. It has said it plans to bring robots into homes in the future, and expects large numbers of humanoids in its own factories within five years.

Does Xiaomi sell robots in Australia?

Yes, robot vacuums. Xiaomi sells models such as the X20+ through its Australian online store and retailers including Bunnings, Kmart and Woolworths. It doesn't sell humanoids here.

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