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RobotEra L7 vs XPeng IRON

RobotEra L7 has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 286 points above XPeng IRON. XPeng IRON is 7 cm taller.

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RobotEra L7, full body
RobotEra L7
RobotEra
171 cm · No public price · Prototype
XPeng IRON, full body
XPeng IRON
XPeng
178 cm · Not for sale · Prototype
RobotEra L7XPeng IRON
CompanyRobotEraXPeng
CountryChinaChina
StatusPrototypePrototype
PriceNo public priceNot for sale
How to get oneContact salesNot for sale
Arena rating1,127841
EvidenceCC
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)70 kg (154 lb)
Payload20 kg (44 lb)n/a
Degrees of freedom55 DoF82 DoF
Hand DoF12 DoF22 DoF
Top speed4 m/s (14.4 km/h)n/a
HandsXHAND1 dexterous hands with 12 active directly driven DoF per hand; five-finger.Human-scale dexterous hand using a small harmonic joint, per XPeng.
Announced2025-07-292025-11-05

Capability evidence, side by side

score per dimension, 0-100
Manipulation
54
34
Autonomy
34
34
Mobility
54
34
Perception
34
34
Human interaction
34
34
Reliability
34
34
Human-environment fit
34
34
RobotEra L7
XPeng IRON

Arena matchup result

overall human like capability
Result
Insufficient evidence
Low
RobotEra L7 wins
0%
of validated votes
XPeng IRON wins
0%
of validated votes
Insufficient
100%
tracked separately

Current evidence is insufficient to draw a clear comparison between RobotEra L7 and XPeng IRON.

RobotEra L7

RobotEra
RobotEra L7 humanoid robot shown in an upper body view with other units in formation behind it
Image: © RobotEra · official website

RobotEra L7 is a 171 cm, 65 kg full-size bipedal humanoid with 55 DoF and XHAND1 12-DoF hands, claimed to run the ERA-42 VLA model. It has demonstrated impressive whole-body mobility in media-described videos: 360-degree spins, breakdancing, and a sword dance with leaps and stable landings, plus fine manipulation such as screw-driving, paper towel tearing, and a CES 2026 massage title. However, no L7 demo discloses autonomy, no price or runtime is published, and no named L7 customer deployment exists. Commercial claims of 200 robots shipped are company-wide. Overall, strong kinematic demos but unproven autonomy and accessibility

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XPeng IRON

XPeng
XPeng IRON humanoid robot standing on display at an exhibition
Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

XPeng Next-Gen IRON has stronger source-backed hardware evidence than the previous weak pack showed: official materials claim 82 total DoF, 22-DoF hands, an all-solid-state battery, bionic spine/muscle/skin construction, and three Turing AI chips at 3000 TOPS. The useful-work case remains weak: public evidence is a controlled stage walking demo plus a roadmap toward commercial service scenarios and Baosteel exploration, with no independent task benchmark or deployment metrics

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RobotEra L7 vs XPeng IRON FAQ

answers from sourced data

Which is better, RobotEra L7 or XPeng IRON?

On public evidence, RobotEra L7 currently rates higher (1,127 vs 841). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.

Which is taller, RobotEra L7 or XPeng IRON?

RobotEra L7 is 171 cm (5 ft 7 in); XPeng IRON is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in).

Can you buy the RobotEra L7 or the XPeng IRON?

RobotEra L7: contact sales. XPeng IRON: not for sale.