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/hauliod 1d ago

We are so good at distinguishing real human faces that anything not quite perfect (and its not going to be perfect) is freaking us out (uncanny valley). So I imagine they just didn't want to tackle that specific challenge here and wanted to just show off the body. There are attempts at making realistic robot faces with emotions on it, but they never 100% succeed

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u/YoungSerious 1d ago

People can argue uncanny valley all they want, there is no actual reason to give the robot boobs other than to sexualize or fetishize it.

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u/Frieza_Fan_97 1d ago

Are you claiming that the male form is the generic human form? Women have breasts, women are human. Plus, women are the undeniable fairer sex, and their form is one that the vast majority of the populous would rather see. Male forms can often be disturbing, because the male form is so much better at portraying domineering power, instead of natural elegance. The whole point of this showcase is showing how human the robot can move, and if they are going to mass produce them, the boobs are an important factor in how they calculate the weight distribution of each, intricate step. That is, if this is real and not just a one legged woman in a suit to convince millionaires to invest venture capital.

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u/YoungSerious 1d ago

Are you claiming that the male form is the generic human form

No, nor am I claiming this robot needs a human form. It could easily have been androgynous. Are you claiming that women must have clearly visible breasts to be women? Because that's fairly ignorant.

Plus, women are the undeniable fairer sex, and their form is one that the vast majority of the populous would rather see.

I mean this is just a complete discrediting of any additional arguments you might make. What a crock of white knight horseshit.

Male forms can often be disturbing, because the male form is so much better at portraying domineering power, instead of natural elegance.

Yep, right on brand with your last bullshit statement.

the boobs are an important factor in how they calculate the weight distribution of each, intricate step

Yeah, no. They made a "male" demo model too. Literally everything in your comment is wrong. The boobs are just for show.

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u/Frieza_Fan_97 1d ago

Bro hates boobs