Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Harsh Goenka Praises Xiaomi’s AI-Powered Dark Factory in China
Xiaomi has a factory in Beijing that makes smartphones.
Machines do many of the jobs on the production floor, so workers do not need to be there for routine production tasks.
The machines use AI, sensors and robots to help make and package phones.
Xiaomi says the factory can run all day and night.
At its fastest, it can reportedly make one phone every second.
Xiaomi also says it could make up to 10 million phones in a year.
Because the machines do not need lights or climate control, the factory can use less energy.
Harsh Goenka said India has a lot to learn from this kind of manufacturing.
Harsh Goenka praised Xiaomi’s factory as an example India could learn from.
The facility in Changping, Beijing, is described as operating without production workers on the shop floor.
Robotics, AI, sensors and automated logistics handle production stages from assembly to packaging.
The factory is reportedly capable of producing one smartphone per second at maximum continuous capacity.
Xiaomi says the factory can produce up to 10 million smartphones annually, based on maximum capacity.
- Who
- Xiaomi and Harsh Goenka.
- What
- Goenka praised Xiaomi’s highly automated smartphone factory and said India has much to learn from China.
- When
- Goenka’s post was dated October 6, 2026.
- Where
- The factory is in Changping, Beijing, China.
- Why
- The factory uses automation to produce smartphones, while Goenka cited it as an example for India to learn from to remain globally competitive.
- Facility
- Xiaomi’s Dark Factory
- Location
- Changping, Beijing
- Reported peak production rate
- One smartphone per second if operating continuously at maximum capacity
- Stated annual capacity
- Up to 10 million smartphones, based on maximum capacity
- Operating model
- Automated production without human production workers on the shop floor
- Named system
- Hyper Intelligent Manufacturing Platform (Hyper IMP)
- Post date
- October 6, 2026