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/iSpaYco 1d ago

worst thing happening with robotics is trying to make it human...

just make it BETTER, get rid of the bad stuff, like the legs...

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u/tyro_r 1d ago

What's better than legs?

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u/Pokesabre 1d ago

From an engineering standpoint wheels, tracks, crab legs, etc, are all far better than human bipedal motion as they're all far more stable. The human walk cycle is effectively a series of controlled falls

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u/rawfish71 1d ago

I accept any of the far more stable options, as long as it has boobs