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      "company": "Dongfeng Motor",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.dongfeng-global.com/",
      "status": "division",
      "what_it_builds": "The humanoid program of Dongfeng Motor Corporation Limited, housed in its R&D institute, jointly develops Xiaodong (小东) with Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Its industrial humanoid targets final-assembly sorting, handling, loading/unloading and quality inspection in automotive factories.",
      "what_it_builds_source": "https://www.nbd.com.cn/articles/2026-09-14/4581099.html",
      "founded_year": "1969",
      "founded_source": "https://www.dongfeng-global.com/about/intro",
      "funding_usd": null,
      "funding_basis": "corporate division",
      "funding_source": null,
      "funding_note": "Profile covers the internal humanoid program of parent Dongfeng Motor Corporation Limited, not a separately financed robotics company. Founded year refers to the parent’s predecessor, established in 1969; no separate incorporation year for the humanoid program was found. No equity rounds summed; parent or listed automotive affiliate financing is outside this division profile. No standalone humanoid-program valuation found as of 2026-11-03.",
      "latest_funding_date": null,
      "valuation_usd": null,
      "latest_model": "Xiaodong (小东), 2026 industrial iteration",
      "latest_model_year": "2026",
      "latest_model_source": "https://jxt.hubei.gov.cn/bmdt/rdjj/202609/t20260915_6014292.shtml",
      "units_shipped": null,
      "units_shipped_source": null,
      "units_shipped_note": "No published count of humanoid units delivered, sold or shipped found as of 2026-11-03. September 2026 reporting describes planned factory training in late October, trial production by year-end and small-batch production in 2027; these are plans, not shipments. The 2027 hundreds and 2028 thousands production targets are excluded. Sources: https://jxt.hubei.gov.cn/bmdt/rdjj/202609/t20260915_6014292.shtml ; https://www.nbd.com.cn/articles/2026-09-14/4581099.html",
      "as_of": "2026-11-03"
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    "https://www.dongfeng-global.com/about/intro",
    "https://www.nbd.com.cn/articles/2026-09-14/4581099.html",
    "https://jxt.hubei.gov.cn/bmdt/rdjj/202609/t20260915_6014292.shtml",
    "https://etp.dfmc.com.cn/xydt/002002/20260824/31848afc-4d5c-474f-94a0-960780ecc23f.html"
  ]
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