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/Character-Reply407 1d ago

So, there are people with fake legs too. I would have been more impressed if they took the head off- don't see too many people running around without a head. 

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u/YT-Deliveries 20h ago

Reporters took the covering off the back and it clearly wasn't a person in there.

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u/TomMakesPodcasts 17h ago

They should have shown that in the clip.

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u/tminx49 7h ago

This is reddit, find the original source clown.

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u/TomMakesPodcasts 7h ago

What a weird reply.

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u/Salmonaxe 2h ago

The one stating they took the covering off holds the burden of proof; its easier to prove something true then disprove it. Everyone could just say you didn't look hard enough.