{"id":1671,"date":"2026-06-24T14:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:36:29","slug":"byds-stella-li-tells-bi-she-wants-to-put-humanoid-robots-in-every-car-showroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=1671","title":{"rendered":"BYD’s Stella Li tells BI she wants to put humanoid robots in every car showroom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BYD is developing its own rival to Tesla’s Optimus robot, and one of the Chinese automaker’s top executives wants it on the showroom floor selling cars.<\/p>\n

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In an\u00a0interview\u00a0with Business Insider’s editor in chief, Jamie Heller, at the Cannes Lions festival, BYD executive vice president Stella Li said building\u00a0humanoid robots\u00a0for the home and service industry will be a “huge” market for the company.<\/p>\n

“My goal is to bring two or three robots to every single store. They can explain to the customer, they can have fun, they can even show the car, demonstrate the car,” said Li, who predicted that the technology for robot car salespeople would be available in the next “one or two years.”<\/p>\n

Li added that although she expected BYD’s showroom robots to have a role in selling its cars, they would not replace the “emotional connection” provided by a human salesperson.<\/p>\n

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