CloudMinds (DataA Robotics) · industrial humanoid
XR4 "Xiaozi"
A full-size biped from CloudMinds, nicknamed Xiaozi and part of its 'Seven Fairies' line, run by the company's cloud AI and large multimodal model. At its launch it was shown making toast, plating food and ironing with both hands, and its hands could pick up an egg or a thin playing card; it is aimed first at factories, eldercare and commercial service.
- Price
- —Presale from RMB 399,000 per unit for a first batch of 100 (no USD price published)
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A prototype humanoid from CloudMinds (DataA Robotics).
Real-world use
A first batch of 100 units was offered for presale at WAIC 2024; deliveries not confirmed.
Timeline
- Released
- 2024
Maker
CloudMinds (DataA Robotics)Company · founded 2015 · Shanghai, China (earlier US office in Santa Clara, California)SoftBank-backed; filed for a US$500 million IPO in June 2019 (The Robot Report)
What it has been shown doing
2 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Kitchen workWAIC 2024 launch: toasts and plates bread slices with both hands · Jul 2024 · m.gmw.cn
- Fine dexterityhands pick up an egg and a thin playing card · Jul 2024 · m.gmw.cn
Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldToolsStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarryOn siteAutonomous
Public attention
How much public attention XR4 "Xiaozi" gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- about 100 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- Hands
- Dexterous hands able to pick up an egg or a thin playing card; two-handed tasks such as toasting bread, plating food and ironing were demonstrated.
- AI & software
- Runs on CloudMinds' cloud AI and large multimodal model; understands spoken instructions and carries out tasks.
- Other details
- CloudMinds said in 2023 that its biped would have more than 60 compliant actuators and help older people on stairs.
Lineage
Every CloudMinds (DataA Robotics) humanoid in order.
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedPresale from RMB 399,000 per unit for a first batch of 100 (no USD price published)
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- First batch limited to 100 units for presale (July 2024)
- Sold or delivered
- Presale opened at WAIC 2024 from RMB 399,000 per unit; deliveries not reported
- Where it is sold or used
- China (CloudMinds/DataA Robotics, Shanghai)
- Customers and pilots
- Aimed at business customers in manufacturing, elder care and commercial services; none named
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- CloudMinds opens XR4 presale at WAIC
China News Service reported the XR4 debut at WAIC 2024 with a 100-unit first batch priced from RMB 399,000.
Guangming Online (China News Service) - CloudMinds plans walking humanoid for elder care
CloudMinds said it was developing a biped with more than 60 actuators to debut by 2025, aimed at tasks such as helping seniors on stairs.
China Daily (WIC)
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | XR4 "Xiaozi"CloudMinds (DataA Robotics) |  MATRIX-1Matrix RoboticsSame jobs: home, industrial · Both walk · Both in development |  PUDU D9Pudu RoboticsSame jobs: retail, home · Both walk · Both in development |  4NE1 (3rd generation)NEURA RoboticsSame jobs: industrial, home · Both walk · Both in development |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2024-07 | 2024-12-26 | 2024-12-19 | 2025-06-24 |
| Status | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype |
| Height | — | 180 cm | 170 cm | 180 cm |
| Weight | — | 67 kg | 65 kg | 50 kg |
| Joints | — | — | 42 | — |
| Speed | — | 7.6 km/h | — | — |
| Payload | — | 10 kg | — | 100 kg |
| Battery | — | 5 h | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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