A technology exhibition at Kish Inox aimed at showcasing Iran’s innovation has generated significant online attention after attendees and social media users identified its featured “humanoid robots” as human performers in elaborate costumes.
Video footage from a cyber security booth showed a male and female performer in a patterned jumpsuit and makeup disguised as robots. The performers moved with deliberate, mechanical movements on stage.
The performers were disguised as advanced robotic devices. One of the videos that circulated widely online includes the performers introducing themselves using scripted dialogue filled with technical jargon.
Social media users noted details such as natural skin tones, subtle facial expressions and makeup textures, leading many to conclude that the displays were human-made.
However, later show representatives revealed that the two people did a short performance for one of the booths. There was no claim that they are actual robots.
The theatrical presentation was designed as an engaging marketing display rather than a demonstration of functional artificial intelligence.
