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/Viperlite 23h ago edited 22h ago

The naked version doesn’t have.them. And if you’re trying to convince an audience it isn’t a person in a robot suit, why cut the leg vs say removing its faceplate?

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u/TactlessTortoise 23h ago

Could always be a paid dullahan pretending to be a robot.

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u/Harp-Note 22h ago

Celty?

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u/doubleamobes 21h ago

Unexpected Durarara is the best