Exclusive | Shi Xiaoxin, the core product lead of Xpeng Robotics, resigned voluntarily in early June

Exclusive news from Workplace Bonus reveals that Shi Xiaoxin, the senior director of product planning at XPeng Robotics, officially left the company in early June.

From joining to leaving, Shi Xiaoxin served a full 1,675 days at XPeng Robotics. Spanning the integration of Pengxing Intelligence, the incorporation of the team into XPeng Group, and the entire cycle from the prototype to the mass - production preparation of the IRON humanoid robot, he is a benchmarking veteran in building XPeng's humanoid product system from scratch.

Shi Xiaoxin graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from Nanjing University and a master's degree in IT from the University of Technology Sydney. In his early years, he delved deeply into the overseas commercial service robot market. He once served as the technical director for the Asia - Pacific region of the French NAO robot, leading multiple robot landing projects at international top - level technology exhibitions. He is one of the earliest industry veterans in China to study humanoid interaction and product implementation.

Around 2021, he entered XPeng's robot business. In 2023, just after XPeng completed the acquisition of Pengxing Intelligence and officially set the R & D route for the IRON humanoid robot, Shi Xiaoxin, as the person - in - charge of the product, was fully in charge of defining the entire IRON product series and implementing the IRON store guide.

According to public information, in May 2026, he was still sharing publicly as an invited lecturer at ShanghaiTech University about the mass - production design ideas of XPeng's humanoid robots. He was still active in the front line of industry academia a month before his departure, so his departure was quite sudden.

Currently, XPeng Robotics has not officially announced the personnel change. The year 2026 is a decisive year for the mass - production of XPeng's IRON. He Xiaopeng clearly stated that the new - generation IRON will be unveiled in the fourth quarter and large - scale mass production will be achieved by the end of the year. Overseas and domestic commercial deliveries will take place in 2027. In the first quarter of this year, XPeng has started the construction of a full - chain mass - production base for humanoid robots in Guangzhou.

At present, it is not clear where Shi Xiaoxin will go next. Multiple sources revealed that Shi Xiaoxin has no intention of job - hunting at this stage. People familiar with the matter said that Shi Xiaoxin has declined invitations from several leading robot companies and new car - making forces, and will pause career choices for the short term and prioritize rest.

Written by | Chen Tong, Fang Tingyu

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This article is from the WeChat official account “Workplace Bonus”. The author is the Workplace Bonus Research Institute. It is published by 36Kr with authorization.