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XPENG shows IRON switching between handshakes, fist bumps and high fives
Short answer: XPENG has published a research-and-development demonstration in which its IRON humanoid robot keeps up as a person switches between a handshake, a fist bump and a high five without any spoken commands, according to Humanoids Daily and Humanoid Guide. XPENG attributes the behaviour to its VLA 2.0 system, which it says reassesses what the robot sees every 0.2 seconds.
In the video, as described by both outlets, a tester offers a handshake, closes it into a fist and then moves to an open palm, and IRON adjusts its response each time. When the tester moves a high five out of reach of the arm IRON is using, the robot answers with its other hand. XPENG says the upgraded model has stronger temporal understanding and behaviour prediction and runs on the robot itself, Humanoid Guide reported.
Both outlets note the limits of what was shown. According to Humanoids Daily, the footage is labelled as an R&D test version, and XPENG did not disclose success rates, how many attempts were filmed, or end-to-end response times; the 0.2-second figure describes how often the model updates, not how long a full response takes. XPENG CEO He Xiaopeng described the demo as a step toward everyday use, the outlet reported.
Humanoids Daily reports that XPENG is targeting mass production and first deliveries of IRON in the fourth quarter of 2026. Other recent humanoid demos have also drawn close scrutiny, such as Unitree's H2-X guardian video.