I have studied robots for over twenty years and I can tell you with almost 100% certainty that there is no reason for humanoid home robots to have breasts, let alone walk the runway as models.
Things are getting a little stranger or weirder than usual in the emerging field of humanoid robots. First we had a Chinese electric car manufacturer. XPeng presents IJZERa new strangely feminized humanoid robot that looked and moved so convincingly that the company fhad to partially remove the fine Cut through the frothy flesh to reveal the metal parts and engine underneath.
Chinese technology company XPeng presents its latest humanoid robot: YouTube
A few days later, Russia finally joined the race for humanoid robots, ironically nicknamed “Idol” after the fact. It swung behind a curtain, accompanied by the lively rhythm Rocky The subject appeared bent and confused before collapsing. The scene got even worse as the audience dragged the robot’s tangled body and stagehands desperately tried to cover the stage with a twisted curtain.
I can’t help but laugh This is a presentation of Russia’s first AI robot. I think he has learned to run away from alcoholics. pic.twitter.com/bd5M58c6rjNovember 11, 2025
In both cases, robotics experts remind us once again of the risks and difficulties associated with entering the robotics career. These companies already face strong and potentially exciting competition from nearly half a dozen other companies, including Tesla with the latest dancing Optimus (last seen). cancel an agreement with Tesla CEO Elon Musk), 1X Neo Beta is offered in ads outside the New York subway, G1 from Unitree and Figure 03 from Figure AI.
While none of these robots are suitable for the home, they largely avoid the dangers of IRON and XPengs Idol.
Sure, Neo Beta has a nice soft shell now, but he’s clearly built as an asexual creature and doesn’t move his hips to confuse you. Most days he walks around and slowly tries to help with the household chores. However, it is unclear whether these tasks can be performed without a remote human operator.
Robots like Optimus and Figure 03 now achieve the mobility capabilities of the Boston Dynamics Atlas; Now everyone can move around the room and say hello. The Russian idol looks like a robot built fifteen years ago. I haven’t seen such a spectacular and viral robot fail since Honda Asimo fell off a small ladder in 2007.
XPENG IRON Robot takes the stage to prove he’s real – YouTube
But humanoid robotics is very important. This difficult things. The Russians and the Chinese face two very different problems: under-promising and over-promising.
As for IRON, they’ve built an impressive robot with a ‘humanoid spine’, a flexible ‘skin’ and proprietary artificial intelligence, but with no real explanation as to why it looks and walks like an 80s model. This, perhaps unintentionally, increases the awkwardness factor by making it look too human and (lower case).
Watching the bosses cut open this weird foam of meat made me feel like I was in a cheesy 70s sci-fi movie. It was so pointless for a robot that will probably never be the same when it finally hits the market in ten years.
As for the Russian idol, I don’t know what to think of this underperforming robot. Perhaps Russia is now so isolated from the Western press that it is no longer aware of the state of humanoid robots. I’ve never seen a robot so confused. He also seemed to wonder why I was there.
