Xiaomi is adding a new piece of hardware to its EV charging lineup: a robotic arm that can plug in and unplug a car for you. The company has only shown it in a demo video for now, and the price has not been announced, but the pitch is obvious enough – make home EV charging less awkward for drivers who park in tight spaces and would rather not wrestle with a cable every night.
The arm is designed with a body just 152 mm wide, which sounds suspiciously like Xiaomi had cramped garages in mind from the start. It can also be controlled remotely from a smartphone, which is a neat touch if you enjoy your charger having a tiny bit of telepresence.
Xiaomi’s home EV charging lineup
The robotic arm joins a broader set of home charging products from Xiaomi. The company already offers 7 kW and 11 kW home chargers, plus a portable Mijia charger and discharge gun for drivers who want something more flexible than a fixed wall unit.
- 7 kW home charger: 400 mm x 180 mm x 120 mm, single-phase 220 V, 640 g charging gun
- 11 kW home charger: same dimensions, three-phase 380 V, 770 g charging gun
- Mijia portable charger and discharge gun: 2.8 kW charging power, 3.5 kW discharge power, works from standard 220 V household power
Why a robot arm makes sense
This is not just gimmickry dressed up as convenience. Home EV charging is still a chore for many EV owners, and the companies that figure out how to automate the boring part stand to win loyalty, especially in markets where cars are parked nose-to-wall and space is at a premium. Tesla has long pushed the idea of a future where the car and charger do more of the work themselves; Xiaomi is clearly leaning into that same idea, but with its own home-electronics spin.
The unanswered question is whether buyers will see a robot arm as clever luxury or one more thing that can break. If Xiaomi prices it aggressively, it could become the kind of feature that looks extravagant on day one and oddly normal a few product cycles later.