The humanoid so real they had to cut it open

Why XPeng designed IRON to look this human
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Xpeng's IRON robot
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XPeng’s humanoid robot IRON went viral after the company cut it open on stage to prove it wasn’t human. We saw it up close at a private demo — here’s how it looks and moves in person, and what XPeng’s hyper-human design means for the future of robotics.

Topics Robotics


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