Xiaomi Tech

Mar 2, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How Xiaomi’s Tactile‑Enabled Robot Graduates from Lab to Automotive Assembly Line

The article details Xiaomi Robotics' transition of its VLA‑based robot with TacRefineNet tactile perception from laboratory experiments to a real automotive factory, achieving a 90.2% dual‑side success rate over three hours while meeting a 76‑second production cycle, and explains the end‑to‑end data‑driven control, multimodal sensing, whole‑body motion strategy, failure cases, and open resources.