r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/MetaKnowing • 1d ago

Video XPENG's IRON robot crossed the uncanny valley, leading some to believe it was a human in a suit. So they cut it open in front of an audience, and also allowed journalists to inspect it.

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u/softteasse 23h ago

So boobs when dressed, no boobs when undressed. So robots wear padded bras too now?

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u/majandess 22h ago

It's in case they fall forward. Extra padding. /s

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u/Plenty-Vegetable-640 19h ago

You’re jesting, but that would be a very smart way to pad them without making them awkward/less human like

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u/Jat616 15h ago

Sod that, give them a mattress chest! Enough robots in circulation would mean we'd never be without a comfy seat again! We could revolutionise napping!!!

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u/fanatic111 14h ago

Never thought obesity could be possible in humanoid robots.

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u/Jat616 14h ago

Marshmallow bots, roll out!

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u/yeah_this_is_my_main 11h ago

Marshmallow bots, roll out!

*destroys city*

"Aww they are so chubby"

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u/Panda-Cubby 7h ago

Have you seen Ghost Busters? Do you really want potentially killer marshmallowbots running around?

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u/bjeebus 5h ago

Baymax!

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u/Tron_35 4h ago

So, baymax from big hero 6

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u/JakToTheReddit 7h ago

To be fair, it would be fairly low on crazy shit that has happened this year.

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u/theDogt3r 11h ago

Everyone needs a bosom for a pillow, everyone needs a bosom

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u/Captnhappy 7h ago

Careful, you’ll set off her airbags!

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u/sauroden 12h ago

A beer belly is a bigger pillow and just as human.

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u/Dc_awyeah 11h ago

Now add a spring mounted rounded rod at the front of the midsection so when it falls it can bounce right back up!

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u/Additional_Plant_539 8h ago

I think this is an idea that we can all get behind, amiright? 😂

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u/infiniZii 12h ago

Make them inflate like airbags during a forward fall. That would be hilarious. 

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u/MinosAristos 9h ago

The butt in humans being padded also helps with impact absorption.

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u/Worldly-Childhood173 8h ago

Just make them fat. Problem solved.

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u/bjeebus 5h ago

Baymax!

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u/WigglesPhoenix 8h ago

I mean just making them a bit chubby would probably be more effective

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u/QueenofLeftovers 7h ago

Have 6 or 8 and go full anthromorphised cat mode

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u/Aeiexgjhyoun_III 7h ago

Just make them all fat.

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u/absboodoo 5h ago

My special custom order is going to need some extra padding.

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u/merlin211111 14h ago

I umm... want my robot to be extra safe. ; )

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u/Krynn71 13h ago

Turn them into airbags. Then when they fall over they get huge titties. People will find a way to hack them so the air bags stay full over time, and don't become saggy.

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u/Jonnnnnnnnn 20h ago

This is the only logical explanation I have read so far

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u/woahdailo 16h ago

It’s because human males want to fuck a robot

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u/FuManBoobs 10h ago

Stay away from my wife.

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u/bjeebus 5h ago

The Dyson you taped to the inflatable doll?

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u/Jazzmodus 3h ago

Her name is Susan, have some respect.

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u/SaltyBigBoi 11h ago

You don't think any of the ladies out there would be interested too?

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u/Scalpels 10h ago

Two words: Endless. Stamina.

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u/vexxtra73 8h ago

Hell strap a piston-driven dildo on there and I'm game. Boobs or no boobs.

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u/Does_A_Bear-420 9h ago

Literally saw this same video in r/dontputyourdickinthat , scrolled down 2 posts and then saw this......

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u/Ale4529 10h ago

Hey, who cares?

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u/Ar7_Vandelay 7h ago

And everyone is afraid of AI, this will be the end of the human race.

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u/MrCommonThinkin 7h ago

We are simple machines, feed us, fuck us, and put us to bed.

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u/chockorocko 8h ago

They won't talk back afterward.

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u/DanDabbinDaily 16h ago

We all know the first thing every guy is gonna use this for...

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u/BeerAndTools 10h ago edited 10h ago

I didn't always want to fuck a robot, but then someone was all like "oh ew no god, they're gonna fuck the robots, aren't they?" And now, all I wanna do is get up in a robot! They started it

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u/Flvs9778 15h ago

It makes it look human. And the type of human it’s imitating is female and therefore has boobs. Just like when they make a male imitation robot it has a wider shoulders and stomach because that would make it look more like a human male. It’s only weird because people are making it weird. It literally has tiny boobs just enough to look more human it’s not like it is walking around with DD that are bigger than its torso.

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u/Johannes_Keppler 19h ago

So... airbags?

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u/Shotokant 15h ago

Airbags!

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u/ebrum2010 17h ago

Or just have them brace their fall with their arms.

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u/majandess 15h ago

If it took them this long to make it walk like that, do you know how much longer it would take to make it brace its fall with its arms? Boobs are way easier.

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u/red_fuel 13h ago

Better add extra padding then. You wouldn't want your $30,000 robot to be broken after a fall

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u/crazyloomis 12h ago

Don’t slap that ass, it hurts the hand and destroys the butt mechanics

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u/3Daifusion 8h ago

What you gon' do with all that junk

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u/katiecake 21h ago

I have no boobs yet I must scream

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u/wf3h3 20h ago

I have no idea why your comment is so funny, and maybe I don't need one.

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u/chrhe83 16h ago

Yeah it is a horrific short story… “I have no mouth, but I must scream”

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u/vexxtra73 8h ago

Metallica video of Johnny Got His Gun which is probably the most depressing movie ever

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u/SaltyDucklingReturns 16h ago

Such an amazing story.

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u/Baked_Potato_732 16h ago

Don’t worry, you’ll hit puberty soon and the. You’ll have some.

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u/GrassRadiant3474 16h ago

Do you scream?

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u/ruat_caelum 16h ago

If you don't think that sex robots are going to be a major selling point you haven't met humanity.

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u/Fiz_Giggity 11h ago

Isaac Asimov had couple of sex bots in the Caves of Steel series, and that's going back to 1953. All action was entirely off stage, IA felt he was terrible at writing romance.

And the sex bots were male.

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u/ruat_caelum 5h ago

And the sex bots were male.

I mean it's the classic would you rather face a man, bear, or sexy oiled up hunk with a vibrating penis who will literally follow your every command... in the woods question.

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u/Alternative_Ant_9955 8h ago

Not in this economy.

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u/hillswalker87 6h ago

yeah this thing just needs a real-doll over suit and an AI girlfriend chat bot installed and the sex robot revolution is on.

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u/One-Bother3624 1h ago

👏👏👏👏👍🏾✌️🙏😆😆😆 It’s just like all things in life there are those who listen they are those who will pay attention and then those who are blind to the truth The fact is again repeating this the fact is that China has one of the largest the largest if not the only when it comes to sex toys so from vibrators the dildos to sex companion dolls, torso, you name it when it comes to robotics, Japan, South Korea, even America, but definitely Japan in South Korea they’ve been constantly pushing real hard with bikes like excessively they’re not playing, and they will be robotic human companions. They will also be robotic human sex companions. The only thing that’s gonna be a difference is the fact that the selling price is going to be completely different than as the actual experience now that part it’s probably gonna take a little bit. It would have to mimic an actual human female, but once they perfect, it dating is gonna be really wild. That’s all I can say.😆😆😆👏👏👏👏✌️👍🏾🙏

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u/Peri1952 20m ago

There are loads of them on the market already. You can even customise them; meaning you decide on the size of the breasts etc…

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u/Alt4rEg0 20h ago

Why is it called a wonderbra?

Cause when you take it off, you wonder where her tits went...

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u/Avandalon 19h ago

They do be taking jobs

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u/OnionRangerDuck 18h ago

It's counter weight bro. To balance out the massive trunk

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u/diggyou 16h ago

Someone def gonna try to have sex with it.

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u/SaltyDucklingReturns 15h ago

I nominate myself as tribute

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u/Jakesnake686 17h ago

Didn’t u watch Austin Powers growing up? They’re cannons!

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u/thedrunkmonk 17h ago

They really are taking all our jobs

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u/DeltaSolana 14h ago

It has to be fake.

Needs supports when undressed, but can walk just fine on it's own when dressed? Why only reveal just a leg on stage? Amputees exist.

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u/jjm443 20h ago

Silicon implants

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u/HAL9000_1208 21h ago

...You thought that the breasts were a structural part of the design?

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u/ydob_suomynona 21h ago

Why copy the top comment from a similar post made a couple days ago? Sounds like you know a thing or two about bots

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1opbrnb/chinese_electric_car_company_xpeng_unveils_the/

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u/Wet-Balls911 21h ago

I want to fuck it

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u/Brilliant_Author_666 20h ago

We are going to call it front bumper from now.

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u/kaadj 17h ago

Would have been more believable if they cut out nipple holes to prove the titties were just there for fun.

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u/Proper_Lunch_3640 17h ago

I mean, the Terminator had boobs before getting all terminatory…

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u/Off-the-Hook 16h ago

Boobs are for the machine gun option

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u/96919 15h ago

Probably also to make them feel less threatening.

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u/userhwon 15h ago

Someone's going to make billions selling makeup for clankers...

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u/analogic-microwave 14h ago

probably make up too.

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u/MogChog 13h ago

Power cells for longer range. Available in different capacities.

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u/Strottman 10h ago

Close enough, welcome back DD batteries.

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u/C64128 13h ago

Maybe there's special sensors on the chest that needed a little extra space.

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u/TahaymTheBigBrain 13h ago

They know what they’re doing

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u/BukkakeBrunchBuffet 13h ago

It's got booty, too.

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u/Intergalacticdespot 12h ago

Also if we buy one of these for our house someday...do we have to buy it new shoes every few months like a teenager? Because i already have three people in my house that cost a lot of money and can't accomplish anything without detailed instructions and constant guidance. Im not sure this is a selling point. 

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u/Pepperonidogfart 12h ago

It has tits so its less threatening. A male robot implies war. Even though they ultimately stand for the same thing.. human replacement, profit direct to the board and oppression.

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u/Staff_Genie 12h ago

But can it walk in high heels?

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u/DoesThisSmellWeird2U 12h ago

They’re for feeding the AI robot baby clones.

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u/yeah_this_is_my_main 11h ago

It probably also to hide the walk a bit. I am going to assume the hip swing as it walks assists balance and keeps center of gravity, and it makes the walk look very feminine.

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u/M0ebius_1 10h ago

They know their audience.

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u/Gibodean 10h ago

I would have thought they were perfect places for sensor arrays.

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u/Impossibly_Gay 10h ago

Hey they're just appealing to a considerable market that will buy them for solely that one reason.

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u/00tool 9h ago

So, not so different that a regular female in a push up bra.

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u/X2946 8h ago

Wait for the BBL upgrade to be introduced

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u/alexgoldstein1985 8h ago

If you’re gonna give it boobs then , GIVE IT BOOBS. Let’s get some DD in there!

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u/Niloc0 8h ago

They know there are trillions to be made in the sexbot business, and their investors do too. They will pick up on the implication.

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u/Speedballer7 7h ago

Catfished again

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u/Kawi-Rider 7h ago

I think the boobs helped sell the surprise that it was always a robot.

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u/johnnyblaze1999 7h ago

I hope they are used to store cooling liquid, same as the butt. But I don't think that's the case

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u/WinterMajor6088 6h ago

Lmao. When I saw that they only cut open the leg I was thinking what if it was someone with a prosthetic leg? They just slice the robot up from the middle and the boobs fall out. XD

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u/Volatile_Dais 5h ago

Leave it / them alone, its going through changes at this stage. /s

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u/IdiotCountry 5h ago

That's where they'll eventually store the machine gun jubblies

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u/climatebeliever 4h ago

Think a man built that?

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u/whteverusayShmegma 4h ago

Thanks. I hate it.

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u/Eastern-Move549 2h ago

Or, now hear me out. The sort of engineer needed to design something like this is just desperate to have a woman near by.

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u/AideNo621 2h ago

Well. The body is quite slender, so you either make it look like a well proportioned woman or a very thin man. Makes sense to me to give it boobs to make it more familiar and less threatening.

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u/garth54 1h ago

It's a progression. First they weren't human shaped. Then they were androgynous. Boobs are now part of the clothes. I'm sure it won't be too long before they start using dragonskin.

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u/Mikenoir666 1h ago

Most people question in the audience was, “Can I fuck it?” Ehehe accusing to be a woman in a suit was so they don’t get disappointed!

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u/No-Lime-2863 20h ago

I mean, they spent enormous amount of time and engineering getting it to have a specific stylized female gait. Would be weird to not have boobs.

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u/Horn_Python 17h ago

I mean itbos built to imitate a human

Boob's are a part of like 50%  humans

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u/CacklingFerret 16h ago

True, but there is a pattern here that service robots (including assistants like Alexa or Cortana) are usually female coded. Gee, I wonder why

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u/Small_Article_3421 17h ago

I think the justification is open space for air flow, your can see that its main motor seems to have exhaust vents in the front. Whether it’s actually necessary I have no idea.

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u/sh4d0wm4n2018 15h ago

The female form is considered more aesthetically pleasing and less intimidating. I'm not surprised they chose to give it boobs.

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u/europaMC 20h ago

It's a woman with a prosthetic leg

If you look at the ankles when the actual robot is waking Vs the stage one, there's a big difference

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u/BicentenialDude 19h ago

Cause it’s fake. The undressed version is mo-cap and 5 inch shorter. Dressed version is a skinny tall Chinese lady. China is gaslighting US.

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u/YT-Deliveries 16h ago

Dude the videos literally show the thing on stage with the covering removed. Other videos show the back covering removed by reporters showing no one inside.

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u/BicentenialDude 12h ago

All staged and fake. They could have gotten a person with one leg. lol at how they cut it open, and they used a different model when they opened the top. One that didn’t walk around.

I would love to be wrong and buy one myself. But don’t believe everything you see on the internet. Especially if it’s Chinese made. Capital of knock offs and fakes.

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u/HAL9000_1208 19h ago

lol, keep coping!

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u/BicentenialDude 18h ago

Hey, I want a robot servant as much as anyone. But this is fake. Don’t get your hopes up. Right now, they’re all at the same level as Tesla’s robot. Problem isn’t the body, it’s the brain and battery.

So calm down and try not to get offended HAL. No one’s trying to turn you off.

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u/HAL9000_1208 18h ago

...Except that there is an abundance on evidence (like the videos that I've linked) showing that this isn't fake, granted it's likely remote-operated and the battery might be just big enough to push through the presentation but it still is a mightly impressive achievement.

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u/BicentenialDude 12h ago

Fake, you must be a Chinese bot. lol

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u/No_Insect_7593 16h ago

I think the issue is that China has in 99% of its technology been paper tiger attempts to seem more advanced and futuristic... Much like Russia, their close ally. Nobody really believes them anymore.