Xpeng IRON robot cut open in front of everyone to prove there's no human inside

A humanoid Xpeng IRON robot had its leg cut open live on stage so its maker could prove there wasn’t a human inside.

Chinese EV-maker Xpeng recently unveiled its humanoid IRON bot earlier this month.

Footage of the event showed the faceless robot smoothly walking out onto the stage. 

And it appeared to be so human-like, that Xpeng staff began cutting its leg open on stage to prove that inside there were wires and circuits, not flesh and bone. 

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There’s no human hiding inside the humanoid Xpeng IRON

Xpeng has been working on its IRON robot for months now, and at an AI-themed event on November 5, the company unveiled the ‘next-generation’ Xpeng IRON. 

According to its creators, the IRON has a ‘humanoid spine, bionic muscles, and fully covered flexible skin’ and can be customized to create different body shapes and types. 

The robot has 82 degrees of freedom, which means it can make smooth and flexible movements. 

The new AI-powered robot has been touted as a possible rival for Tesla’s Optimus, and was described as the ‘most human-like’ bot on the market by CEO He Xiaopeng. 

He said that after seeing the robot in real life, numerous people had accused Xpeng of faking IRON by using a human inside a suit.

However, the company was happy to take drastic measures to prove that wasn’t the case.

Introducing the next-generation IRON on stage, He said the company had come up with an interesting way to put to bed any rumors about it being a fake robot.

At that point, several members of the team got onto the stage, and while two held the robot still, another carefully cut away at its leg to show that it was the real deal.

Once the leg had been cut open, the Xpeng IRON then smoothly and slowly strolled off stage. 

It’s the first humanoid bot to use solid-state batteries

The IRON bot is the first of its kind to use solid-state batteries rather than the liquid electrolyte that is typically found in lithium-ion batteries. 

Solid-state batteries are known as the ‘holy grail’ when it comes to battery technology, with several major carmakers working on plans to get them into their EVs. 

Xpeng says that the bot’s solid-state batteries will make it more lightweight and safer to use around the home. 

It’s also fitted with three Turing AI chips, that Xpeng says will offer the combined computing power of up to 3000 trillion operations per second (TOPS), making it one of the most advanced humanoid robots out there. 

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