Inside the Viral IRON Robot Everyone Thought Was Human | What The Future

XPeng’s new humanoid robot, IRON, went viral after the company cut it open on stage to prove it wasn’t a human in disguise. But what does IRON look like up close? Mashable reporter Amanda Yeo got rare access to a private demo, where she saw IRON’s soft skin, humanlike proportions, and fully autonomous movement firsthand. 0:00 Intro 0:51 What is IRON? 1:19 IRON's appearance 2:27 IRON up close 3:32 Why IRON went viral 4:02 Why we keep making humanoids 4:51 Outro Add CNET as a trusted news source https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=cnet.com Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 https://bit.ly/3lO7sOU Check out CNET’s Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cnet Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cnet Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cnetdotcom Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnet Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cnet.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnet CNET's AI Atlas: https://www.cnet.com/ai-atlas Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/cnet Visit CNET.com: https://www.cnet.com #xpeng #scifi #humanoidrobot #robot #humanoid #technews #tech #ai