XPENG’s Humanoid “Iron” Serves Up Coffee at IAA Munich

The future of robotics just brewed its cup. At this year’s IAA Mobility show in Munich, XPENG unveiled its humanoid robot, Iron, and gave attendees a taste—literally—of what’s coming. Instead of simply demonstrating balance or mechanical dexterity, Iron walked straight into everyday life by preparing and serving coffee.

This wasn’t just a party trick. Brewing a fresh cup requires a surprisingly complex sequence of movements: identifying tools, grasping objects with precision, operating a coffee machine, and delivering the result safely into human hands. For a humanoid robot, it’s a showcase of perception, motor control, and interaction that brings robotics closer to seamlessly fitting into our daily routines.

XPENG’s Iron has already been making waves in the industry with its sleek design and versatile capabilities. By turning something as simple—and human—as a morning coffee into a demonstration, XPENG is highlighting how humanoids can transition from industrial settings into the consumer world.

As robotics companies race to prove real-world use cases, Iron’s debut in Munich shows that the line between novelty and utility is narrowing fast. The question is no longer if humanoids will be part of our daily lives—it’s how soon you’ll be asking one to make your morning latte.

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