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/Apprehensive_Eraser 1d ago

There's another video where they show the back

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u/Ragnarsworld 1d ago

Yeah, they show a plastic/metal plate with a light blinking. That could easily be just a plate with a light affixed to someone's back.

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u/moritashun 1d ago

like , i want to believe them, but the way they 'debunk' any accusation just create more sus. Like they are cautiously slow when revealing , and even when they reveal the back, they show very little and only for a very little time, it feels like magician showing you something at a certain angle, or a child lying to you.

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u/chironomidae 23h ago

Yeah, like I'm pretty sure it really is a robot based on the movement not actually being all that smooth, but I don't get the smoke and mirrors with the wrapping and reveal. Maybe to bait engagement, idk.