{"data":{"id":1786,"lang":"en","title":"BYD Confirms It Is Building Humanoid Robots, Could Sell Them Through Its Car Dealerships","summary":"The world's biggest EV maker confirmed a humanoid-robot program codenamed Yao-Shun-Yu, with ~150 prototypes already in its factories and plans to sell future models through its car dealerships.","category":"technology","category_label":"Technology","published_at":"2026-06-07T02:02:07Z","updated_at":"2026-06-07T02:02:07Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/1786-byd-confirms-it-is-building-humanoid-robots-could-sell-them-through-its-car","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1786?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1786.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://carnewschina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cn118769884a-patent-url-1-800x449.png","word_count":196,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://cnevpost.com/2026/06/03/byd-enters-humanoid-robot-market/","domain":"cnevpost.com"},{"url":"https://carnewschina.com/2026/06/04/byd-confirms-humanoid-robot-development-says-future-sales-could-use-dealer-network/","domain":"carnewschina.com"},{"url":"https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/byd-humanoid-robots/","domain":"carscoops.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":1859,"title":"BYD potvrdil vývoj humanoidních robotů, prodávat by je mohl přes své autosalony","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/1859-byd-potvrdil-vyvoj-humanoidnich-robotu-prodavat-by-je-mohl-pres-sve-autosalony","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1859?lang=cs"},"content":"BYD, the world's largest electric-vehicle maker, has confirmed it is developing humanoid robots, becoming the latest Chinese automaker to push into embodied AI. Executive Vice President Li Ke said automotive AI and robotics share the same technological foundations, and that the decisive factors in the sector will be manufacturing, software and hardware capabilities — areas where a carmaker that builds its own batteries, sensors and chips believes it has an edge.\n\nThe effort has reportedly been running quietly since 2022 under a project codenamed \"Yao-Shun-Yu\" inside BYD's 15th Business Unit, with roughly 150 prototypes already being tested on the company's own factory floors. BYD plans to deploy around 20,000 units across its plants in 2026, and a new industrial park in Xi'an is eventually expected to produce up to 50,000 robots a year.\n\nMost striking is the go-to-market idea: if the machines ever reach households, BYD says it could sell them through its vast network of car dealerships, offered as an open platform for AI and motion control aimed at both businesses and consumers. The move puts BYD alongside rivals Xpeng, Chery and Tesla in a fast-heating race to turn carmaking expertise into general-purpose robots."}}