In China I don't know if they are using hands and legs to train robots, but it is evident that these machines have such human movements that many people say that it is a woman dressed as a robot with a prosthetic leg, those were many of the comments on social networks about it, but
Xpeng , manufacturer of Iron, a humanoid robot with a surprisingly realistic appearance, presented new images that make it clear that there is no human dressed as a robot.
The machine is real, the demonstration video that went viral on social media shows the Iron walking with a disturbing fluidity, exhibiting hip coordination and body posture more reminiscent of a dancer than a machine, and its skeletal form without the synthetic coating, the robot looks like it came straight out of the movie Future Exterminator.
During the live launch
event , Xpeng CEO Xiao Pengen surprised the audience by unzipping Iron's display suit, revealing that there was no human inside, just an intricate system of actuators and motors moving incredibly naturally “it's the most human-like robot we've ever created.”
During the week other videos emerged showing the same reality from both ordinary people and the company itself, the Iron is equipped with highly articulated hands with 22 degrees of freedom, independent movements, synthetic muscles, an artificial spine inspired by human anatomy, even gender options and a customizable digital face.
Its construction combines biomechanical engineering with aesthetic design, allowing for smooth and expressive movements, the synthetic skin can be swapped depending on the context, making the robot more socially acceptable, but the most significant innovation is in its energy core, Iron uses the industry's first all-solid-state battery, a technology considered the holy grail of batteries.
Unlike conventional iono ones, this one does not use liquid electrolyte, reduces the risk of fire and increases energy density, making the burglaries lighter, safer and more efficient for continuous and even domestic use. Xpeng claims that Iron is just the beginning of a new generation of multipurpose humanoid robos, capable of working in factories, serving in domestic environments, and even performing in social interactions.
Xpeng's plan is ambitious and direct, starting production and mass in April of next year and concluding the process at the end of 2026, this robot with increasingly human movements, digital expressions and an almost organic design, Iron is not only a technological advance, it represents the fusion between artificial intelligence and the physical body, a concept that the company already calls physics, the idea of giving shape and real presence to the digital mind.
Anyone who has seen the Apple TV series, the periphery, will surely have noticed the resemblance of the Iron to the robots that appear in that fiction.
China is doing great with humanoid robots invention
Yes, so far the most advanced walking robot in the world.
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