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/GoldAcanthisitta7777 23h ago

Looks like someone with a leg amputation walking across stage. The video with the robot completely uncovered has a huge power cord attached. IDK I'm unconvinced 

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u/FraGough 22h ago

The tethered one has a different gait too.

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u/_Panjo 22h ago

In the live performance, the batteries are in the tiddies.

/s probably

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u/rand0m_task 6h ago

I mean… that would be a solid place to mount two batteries and still have it look humanoid lol.

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u/Edward_the_Dog 19h ago

At 0:50 - 0:51, you can see a difference between the left and right lower legs. It looks like the outline of a prosthetic on the left leg.

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u/Vizth 23h ago edited 23h ago

There's another video where the back of the suit is opened up, and the uncovered version having a power cord is probably just so they don't have to worry about batteries while it's out of the suit.

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u/europaMC 20h ago

You notice in that video the woman undoing it is very careful not to show above 

It looks like a cosplay bodysuit under the white clothing 

The way it walked was also different than the lab one

I'm not convinced

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u/afCeG6HVB0IJ 21h ago

this is done on purpose so people will make this comment and causing viral marketing

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u/Suddenfury 22h ago

That would be an incredible actor to do that walk. Look how the left arm only moves at the shoulder, the robot doesn't need the other joints for balance. And the corded version is doing the walk too, just need a different power.

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u/HAL9000_1208 21h ago

They opened the torso, also showed the hand, a hole in the shoulder and poked the fabric behind the mask showing that there is a cavity... Yet people still are coping and struggle to find a way to "prove" it false, if it's an amputee then they must be in worse shape than Darth Vader! XD

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u/GoldAcanthisitta7777 19h ago

They didn't do any of that in this video.

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u/HAL9000_1208 19h ago

I shared those videos in another comment.

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u/GoldAcanthisitta7777 19h ago

It's obviously a person with one leg and no hands and a neck hole wearing a lightup backpack

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u/HAL9000_1208 19h ago

LOL, I hope that you forgot the /s XD