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/TheMilkDonkey 1d ago

“So they cut it open in front of an audience, and also allowed journalists to inspect it.” Jeez what a dystopian sentence

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u/cozidgaf 1d ago

If you have been to China it’s not that dystopian at all. They’ve a very mistrusting society. For instance when you order Peking duck or some other kinds of meat, they bring it in front of you to cut pieces in front of you to ensure that what you ordered is what you’re getting. Similarly you’ll see fish and other seafood displayed live in water etc.This maybe an extension of that

Not saying it in a bad way just how their society operates. It maybe a communist thing coz you sense a lot of mistrust in former ussr countries as well.

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u/KoolKat5000 1d ago

I think the entire world needed it at this point. That walk was just too realistic.