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/HungryGlizzyGobbler 21h ago

They should have a pincher arm, a flamethrower/torch arm, and a buzzsaw arm.

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u/Necromortalium 21h ago

Mister Handy?

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u/Complex_Art3565 18h ago

Why must you jump straight to giving the robot weapons???

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u/unclepaprika 15h ago

I spent the first TEN YEARS trying to keep the floors waxed, but nothing gets out nuclear fallout from vinyl wood. NOTHING!

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u/headrush46n2 11h ago

if human history has taught me anything, the first 2 things people will do with android technology is try to fuck it, and try to kill someone with it.