--- title: "Chinese Company Unveils Humanoid Robot That Looks a Lot Like Tesla’s" description: "Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has unveiled a humanoid robot called the CyberOne — and we can't help but think Xiamoi might be beating Tesla to the punch." date: "2022-08-12" modified: "2022-08-12" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/chinese-humanoid-robot-tesla" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" - "Tesla" tags: - "china" - "Humanoid Robots" - "the digest" - "xiaomi" --- # Chinese Company Unveils Humanoid Robot That Looks a Lot Like Tesla’s ![Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has unveiled a humanoid robot called the CyberOne — and we can't help but think Xiamoi might be beating Tesla to the punch.]() *\Image: Xiamoi\* ## CyberOne Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has unveiled a futuristic-looking humanoid robot called the CyberOne — and we can't help but think Xiamoi might be beating Tesla to the punch, possibly by years. The CyberOne looks quite a bit like [Tesla's renders of its Optimus robot](), except that this one, well, actually exists in the real world and isn't a [human dancer dressed in spandex](). Xiamoi remained pretty tight lipped about its new robotic servant. The CyberOne, which could be seen [walking onto a stage]() during its unveiling, is a few inches short of six feet and weighs a mere 115 pounds. The video shows the adult-sized robot awkwardly shuffle onto the stage to hand a flower to Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun before retreating back into the shadows. https://twitter.com/leijun/status/1557720705747210242 ## Detecting Emotions According to [Xiamoi's website](), the robot can "recognize 85 types of environmental sounds and 45 classifications of human emotion." It can also "detect happiness, and even comfort the user in times of sadness" — which is either reassuring or super creepy, depending on the way you look at it. A curved OLED screen wrapped around the humanoid's face will display information to the user, the company says. The robot will cost around $100,000 — if, that is, it ever hits the consumer market. In any case, we're still not entirely clear what kind of jobs or tasks the CyberOne would carry out. In the end, it may well just be a shot across the bow at Tesla. **READ MORE:** [Meet Xiaomi’s new humanoid robot, CyberOne]() \[*TechCrunch*\] ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()