Xpeng Motors CEO He Xiaopeng yesterday played down concerns after the company’s humanoid robot, IRON, fell during its first public appearance at a shopping mall in Shenzhen, calling the incident a normal step in technological development. In a post on social media, He likened the moment to “children learning to walk,” saying that after falling, they steady themselves before eventually running. IRON had previously attracted attention online for its unusually light, catwalk-like gait, though some users questioned whether the robot’s movements were authentic. Xpeng’s vice president said the fall had instead eased public suspicion that the robot was being operated by a human performer. [IThome, in Chinese]
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