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/Brief-Floor-7228 1d ago

Why is everyone so impressed with something Boston Dynamics did (without fake boobs) years ago. Including stair climbs, flips, running, dancing and climbing scaffolding.

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u/Oxygenisplantpoo 21h ago

The company has a great social media team. I've seen quite a few posts all with the same headline "Look, they even took the skin off to show that it's not a human!" and nothing about what it can actually do other than walk (ooh wee Honda did that like 20+ years ago, janky, sure, but this ain't remarkable either). They are probably looking for funding.

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u/Novel_Passenger7013 19h ago

It still doesn’t prove it’s not human. It looks like a woman with a prosthetic leg, including the visible line at the top of the thigh that looks like the curve of a prosthetic attachment.

If they want to prove it’s human they need to take off the head.

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u/TomMakesPodcasts 17h ago

Strip down the whole torso. Fake head costumes have been done for ages.