Xiaomi Puts Humanoid Robots on a Factory Clock

Xiaomi is finally talking about humanoid robots the way factory managers do: not as a sci-fi mascot, but as a co-worker that has to hit cycle times, repeat tasks all day, and avoid slowing the line.
Instead of treating humanoids as a concept, Xiaomi is describing a real implementation step: limited, supervised work inside its EV plant, plus a timeline for scaling.
Factory ‘internships’
In a March 3 update, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun said the company’s humanoid robots h