Li Auto has been secretly developing humanoid robots for nearly a year, and its first two-wheeled robot is expected to be released in the middle of the year.

Li Auto's humanoid robot team has been secretly developing products for nearly a year. Internally codenamed Nexus, the team is led by He Junpei, a former hardware partner at the robotics startup Jiuguang Intelligent. Li Auto has planned two products under this team: a two-wheeled robot and a bipedal robot. The two-wheeled robot is currently ready and is expected to be released by mid-year, primarily for factory manufacturing applications.