Xin Lang Ke Ji·2025-07-25 09:40Group 1 - Xiaopeng Motors has established a new Intelligent Mimetic Department focused on multimodal robotics, with research directions including embodied intelligence, native multimodal large models, world models, and spatial intelligence [1] - The department is led by Ge Yixiao, a former technical expert from Tencent's ARC Lab, who has a strong background in multimodal projects and has received multiple technical breakthrough awards [1] - Currently, the Intelligent Mimetic Department has only three members and is actively recruiting for positions such as "Research Scientist (Multimodal Direction)" to build industry-leading models and influence international industry development [1] Group 2 - Since 2020, Xiaopeng Motors has been developing a comprehensive AI robotics system, with plans to launch the new humanoid robot IRON in 2024, which aims to be the most "human-like" robot [2] - CEO He Xiaopeng has expressed forward-looking views on robotics and embodied intelligence, predicting that these technologies will dominate the domestic and global markets within 5 to 15 years, similar to the rise of electric vehicles [2] - Xiaopeng's humanoid robots and flying cars are expected to enter mass production next year [2]