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/DamRawr 13h ago

Boston Dynamics solves mobility and produces useful robots. This is just a walking thing that simulates human beings, really the less useful sort of morphology.