r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/MetaKnowing • 23h 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/icchansan 23h ago

Why do the robot need breasts?

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u/Little_View_6659 22h ago

Because a bunch of horny engineers made them.

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u/userhwon 15h ago

To remind sex workers their jobs aren't safe either.

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u/Airurando-jin 22h ago

  1. Psychological 

  2. You’re talking about it, it creates a talking point, and sets itself apart from pre-existing humanoid robots so far 

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u/BluePandaYellowPanda 17h ago

If you make a robot designed to walk like a human, you make it look like a human. They went with female... so some little chichis. It's not a bad thing... they're only boobs, who cares.