In a remarkable display of technological innovation, XPeng Motors, a Chinese electric vehicle company, stunned social media with the unveiling of its new humanoid robot, IRON, designed to replicate human-like movements with astonishing realism. The reveal, held during the company’s AI Day event in Guangzhou, left audiences so amazed by the robot’s lifelike appearance that XPeng eventually cut it open live on stage to prove it wasn’t a human in disguise.
Video clips of Iron are rapidly gaining popularity on social media platforms in both the U.S. and China. Additionally, the full press conference, during which Iron's electronic components were revealed, is available for viewing on Xpeng's YouTube channel.
Iron cut a striking figure as it walked across the stage. Its slow, deliberate movements and sleek design felt straight out of a sci-fi movie, blurring the line between human and machine. Humanoid robots uniquely captivate us, whether it’s the uncanny valley effect, a glimpse of the future, or something deeper in our brains. Fascinating yet unsettling, bots like Iron are a guaranteed way for companies like XPeng to grab attention.
XPeng’s humanoid robot IRON isn’t just designed to look human, it moves like one too, thanks to advanced AI and high-performance hardware.
Key features:
82 degrees of freedom, including 22 in each hand, allowing lifelike gestures and movement.
Custom AI system that enables fluid, realistic motion.
AI chips capable of 2,250 trillion operations per second, far surpassing the power of modern laptop processors.
“The next generation has very flexible bones, solid bionic muscles, and soft skin. We hope it can have a similar height and proportions to human beings,” stated He Xiaopeng, the Chairman and CEO of Xpeng Motors
Iron is not the first humanoid robot to capture significant attention. Just this year, Tesla's Optimus, Boston Dynamics' Atlas, and the recently launched NEO household assistant robot from X1 have all had their time in the limelight.