Xpeng chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng said in an internal letter on June 10 that he will directly manage the company’s robotics business. He said the div…

Shi Xiaoxin helped define Xpeng’s humanoid robot product system.

The announcement follows market talk that Shi Xiaoxin, a core executive involved in the IRON project, had left the company earlier this month. Xpeng confirmed on Wednesday that…