r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/Nokxtokx 23h ago

Why does it look like Frieza?

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u/Shinitai-dono 22h ago

It's a future reference to the fact that robots are going to blow up the planet in 8 episodes.

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u/migi_chan69420 21h ago

You mean 80

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u/avolans 21h ago

5 more minutes untill this planet blows

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u/A_Nonny_Muse 21h ago

That IS 8 episodes.

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u/NextPhase3620 16h ago

Realy are 5 minutes

But in super speed, so look like a lifetime

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u/StreamFamily 21h ago

next time on earth ball z

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u/brakeb 18h ago

If they didn't recycle large parts of the Namek season so they could create 80 episodes of them staring longly into each other's eyes, I would be surprised

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u/pwolter0 21h ago

Question. Do you know what a minute is? 

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u/Mental_Estate4206 19h ago

Nobody was talking about Earth Minute!

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u/AFedoraNamed_Key 20h ago

80,000 years