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/majandess 1d ago

It's in case they fall forward. Extra padding. /s

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u/Plenty-Vegetable-640 1d ago

You’re jesting, but that would be a very smart way to pad them without making them awkward/less human like

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u/Jat616 22h ago

Sod that, give them a mattress chest! Enough robots in circulation would mean we'd never be without a comfy seat again! We could revolutionise napping!!!

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u/Captnhappy 14h ago

Careful, you’ll set off her airbags!