BYD said online reports that its in-house humanoid robot codenamed "Yao Shun
Yu"—including claims the seventh-generation prototype is being tested at
Shenzhen and Changsha, about 150 units are in operation, and the company aims to
deploy 20,000 units internally this year—are not true. Earlier, BYD Executive
Vice President Li Ke had said BYD is developing humanoid robots.