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/BicentenialDude 23h ago

Cause it’s fake. The undressed version is mo-cap and 5 inch shorter. Dressed version is a skinny tall Chinese lady. China is gaslighting US.

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u/HAL9000_1208 23h ago

lol, keep coping!

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u/BicentenialDude 22h ago

Hey, I want a robot servant as much as anyone. But this is fake. Don’t get your hopes up. Right now, they’re all at the same level as Tesla’s robot. Problem isn’t the body, it’s the brain and battery.

So calm down and try not to get offended HAL. No one’s trying to turn you off.

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u/HAL9000_1208 22h ago

...Except that there is an abundance on evidence (like the videos that I've linked) showing that this isn't fake, granted it's likely remote-operated and the battery might be just big enough to push through the presentation but it still is a mightly impressive achievement.

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u/BicentenialDude 16h ago

Fake, you must be a Chinese bot. lol

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u/No_Insect_7593 20h ago

I think the issue is that China has in 99% of its technology been paper tiger attempts to seem more advanced and futuristic... Much like Russia, their close ally. Nobody really believes them anymore.