Chinese technology and electric vehicle manufacturer Xiaomi says its humanoid robots have successfully completed full eight-hour shifts at its car factory, marking a significant step towards automated vehicle production.

The robots are responsible for sorting plastic trim components for centre consoles, retrieving parts from bins, transporting them to storage racks and positioning them correctly.

Xiaomi claims they can now handle an entire day’s production at the workstation while identifying and correcting operational errors.

The development follows improvements in performance, with earlier robots increasing their reported accuracy from 90% in March to 98% by July.

Xiaomi aims to deploy robots across its factories within five years, potentially reducing manufacturing costs and transforming automotive production.