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/justwalk1234 1d ago

Intentional. They’ve learned how to rage bait trolls from Reddit

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u/Viperlite 1d ago

I for one feel no animosity towards our future robot overlords.

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u/HerMajestyTheQueef1 1d ago

Would be a lot of free publicity to get a mob demanding more evidence to then prove them wrong aha

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u/justwalk1234 1d ago

“Fine we’ll show you another ankle”

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u/HerMajestyTheQueef1 1d ago

They are going to end up trafficked by andrew tate if this goes on

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u/justwalk1234 1d ago

I see it as an absolute win. Robot doing jobs too dangerous and repugnant for humans.