Xiaomi unveiled its CyberOne humanoid robot at IFA 2026 in Berlin, but its most important testing is taking place far from the exhibition hall — at one of the company's electric vehicle factories.
The company is testing CyberOne on a nut-fastening task. After about four months, Xiaomi reported that the robot's success rate on that task rose from roughly 90% to 98%. For businesses evaluating humanoid robots, this result demonstrates their potential for repetitive factory work, but it does not yet prove readiness to work reliably across different tasks.
At IFA, CyberOne showed a less industrial role, interacting with visitors through gestures such as finger hearts and a thumbs-up. The robot is part of Xiaomi's efforts to build an ecosystem around artificial intelligence and its own technologies.
The company said its IFA booth was its largest abroad to date, occupying about 3,300 square meters and featuring more than 380 products and technologies. At the center is the "Human × Car × Home" strategy, which aims to connect smartphones, smart home devices, and electric vehicles through AI and Xiaomi's HyperOS operating system.
That strategy was also visible in the company's automotive lineup. Xiaomi displayed the SU7, SU7 Ultra, and Vision Gran Turismo concept models and announced that in 2027 it plans to enter European markets, including Germany. The company also noted that it has delivered more than 700,000 electric vehicles since starting supplies in China in 2024.
Xiaomi is also using IFA to show how much of its technology stack it wants to control itself. The company introduced the Xiaomi 18 Fold, which uses its new-generation XRING O3 chip. Xiaomi describes the 3-nanometer processor as part of its efforts to develop mobile technologies more with its own capabilities.
This factory figure is easy to overstate. Going from 90% to 98% on a single repetitive task is real progress, but it is still the result of a controlled environment with virtually no changing conditions, unexpected obstacles, or varying functions. So the question of how well that 98% will hold up when the robot moves beyond a single task remains open.
More interesting is how Xiaomi is linking its parts. CyberOne is being tested not in isolation, but alongside its own factories, AI models, the XRING O3 chip, and HyperOS. The 2027 entry into Europe and a 200 billion yuan investment program show that the company is betting not on a single device but on a complete ecosystem. Whether that works will become clear in the next two years — not in showrooms, but on production lines themselves.
