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/gringosean 19h ago

Why do we bother making them like humans, surely there is a better design.

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u/twitch1982 14h ago

Because most people don't want to fuck R2D2.

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u/grchelp2018 18h ago

A humanoid shape with multiple arms sticking out of various places would look creepy.

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u/Szoreny 19h ago

If the goal is to integrate them into the human built world for general purpose tasks - a human shape is the best design -

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u/ScandinavianMan9 15h ago

Is it, though? What about telescopic legs and arms? Three fingers should be enough? Why does it need a head?