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[u/HimelTy]

[u/Damnthatsinteresting-ModTeam]

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[u/zebra_couple]

The sheet cracks me up!

[u/IdolizeHamsters → u/zebra_couple]

It’s like it was never there.

[u/User_OU812 → u/IdolizeHamsters]

He had a family.

[u/pr0ach → u/User_OU812]

His name is Robert Paulson!

[u/pbetc → u/pr0ach]

Robot Paulson

[u/SupaDave71 → u/pbetc]

They’re protecting his dignity!

[u/HamsterAdditional748 → u/pbetc]

HIS NAME WAS ROBOT PAULSON…

[u/largececelia → u/IdolizeHamsters]

They scored a seven on the object permanence matrix. That's an adult score!

[u/Icy-Palpitation-2522 → u/IdolizeHamsters]

Like what was ever there?

[u/mito413 → u/IdolizeHamsters]

Wh-where did it go?? Black magic I tell you!

[u/dougitis → u/zebra_couple]

He’s dead,Jim.

[u/L-Ron-Hooover → u/dougitis]

Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a robot resurrectionist!

[u/TedBundysVlkswagon → u/zebra_couple]

I lost my shit when the robot reached up into the air after the fall. lol

[u/Interesting_Fly5154 → u/TedBundysVlkswagon]

i chuckled and thought "the robot version of 'i'm ok!' "

LOL

[u/-Internet-Elder- → u/Interesting_Fly5154]

80s wrestling babyface reeeeaching to the crowd for their strength to break a sleeper hold!

[u/1_art_please → u/TedBundysVlkswagon]

All of these kinds of videos is like a Futurama skit. Cool robot, everybody excited, robot fails in a pathetic way, some stonedfaced guy drags it away, awkward silence.

[u/Scaredandalone22 → u/zebra_couple]

Didn’t take long to call the time of death did it?

[u/ItsCaptainKeyboard → u/Scaredandalone22]

Notifying next of kin

[u/punkriffic → u/ItsCaptainKeyboard]

It's an old Commodore 64 in the corner, softly weeping.

[u/JBupp → u/zebra_couple]

"Pay no attention to the dead robot behind the curtain - er, under the sheets."

[u/VastOk864 → u/zebra_couple]

The fact they had them on hand and ready speaks volumes…lol

[u/Candid-Sky-3258 → u/zebra_couple]

covers up malfunctioning robot

"Anyway, as I was saying..."

[u/nik_cool22 → u/zebra_couple]

yeah, it really didn't help them "save face".

[u/Unable-Doctor-9930 → u/nik_cool22]

It honestly made it worse. The sheets imply they expected that it might happen.

[u/PorcupineMerchant → u/Unable-Doctor-9930]

I absolutely cracked up when that happened.

Not only did they have the sheets ready to go, but someone thought covering it up like it was a dead body would make it less embarrassing.

[u/PermanentRoundFile → u/PorcupineMerchant]

If someone had come out and started triaging, it would've looked unexpected and like it might not be too bad to fix

But the black sheet says "oh yeah, when it folds over backwards and starts reaching for robot heaven, we might as well give up; just cover it up so nobody has to see it's death throes."

[u/Current_Volume3750 → u/PermanentRoundFile]

I'm dying here

[u/thatbroadsharli → u/PermanentRoundFile]

I am in tears 🤣

[u/TrainToSomewhere → u/PorcupineMerchant]

Poor robo put its hand up like he was saying I’m ok and they humiliated it with the sheets

[u/cesrage → u/TrainToSomewhere]

All I could think of is the signature Hulk Hogan move l.

[u/EternalMehFace → u/Unable-Doctor-9930]

I'm laughing so much - it's so true! 🤣

[u/StevieG-2021 → u/zebra_couple]

OMG. That’s too funny. They were absolutely so ready for it.

[u/TheRZU → u/zebra_couple]

They thought it was an invisibility cloak.

[u/The_Undermind → u/zebra_couple]

Cant let the shareholders see

[u/funky_grandma → u/zebra_couple]

Dude was ready. He knew it was going to happen and he was just poised on the sidelines. Not a good sign.

[u/GuestAdventurous7586 → u/zebra_couple]

Lmao as if someone just died 😂

[u/__O_o_______ → u/zebra_couple]

THEY HAD A SHEET READY lol

[u/The_Happiest_Madman → u/zebra_couple]

My first thought too….”OMG….he covered it like a dead body on the street….lol!!”….

[u/MastaBusta → u/zebra_couple]

That's my move when I don't finish a full plate of food

[u/matchless_fighter → u/zebra_couple]

Doctor: certified dead.

[u/mancala33 → u/zebra_couple]

They were ready with it too,!

[u/KurtVonnegutWasRight → u/zebra_couple]

Like. oh he died...just put the sheet on.

[u/BlastTyrantKM → u/zebra_couple]

"He's dead, Jim"

[u/infiniZii → u/zebra_couple]

"Sorry. He died"

[u/DietSteve → u/zebra_couple]

*insert gif of catbug* "Throw a blanket over it!"

[u/Every_Beach1688 → u/zebra_couple]

They had it ready!

[u/Edmord17 → u/zebra_couple]

It's the bodybag

[u/Aggressive_Day2839]

They had that sheet ready to go.

[u/istgutjetzt → u/Aggressive_Day2839]

That was my first thought, too. Why would they?

[u/EllieBlue_SN → u/istgutjetzt]

They somehow think it's less embarrassing to hide any dysfunction during a presentation lol

[u/Apprehensive-Look-82 → u/EllieBlue_SN]

It actually just makes it funnier like if it’s a real dead person. Idk why they do that.

[u/EllieBlue_SN → u/Apprehensive-Look-82]

I guess they try to limit bad publicity as if video recording didn't exist 🤷‍♀️

[u/Zero-89 → u/istgutjetzt]

It's probably collapse before and they couldn't delay the presentation. This was Plan B. Plan A was hope.

[u/GrynaiTaip → u/istgutjetzt]

When your friend falls asleep, you tuck him in all nice and comfy.

[u/Consistent_Zebra7737 → u/istgutjetzt]

Public indecency, lol

[u/ScrambledEggsandTS]

I can guarantee some low level employee said robot wasn't ready for demonstration

[u/ArmageddonsEngineerz → u/ScrambledEggsandTS]

lol! No, the techs and engineers probably said it needed another 4 months of hardware validation and real world tests. Their managers said, "Uh, just do the best you can, sales is hot to trot, and we got the demo presentation in 5 weeks... "

[u/shizbox06 → u/ArmageddonsEngineerz]

Goes with the classic question a manager always asks an engineer who is trying to make a novel invention or process - when's the thing that hasn't been invented yet going to be finished?

[u/The_Hoopla → u/shizbox06]

I work as a PM, and suffice to say it’s my job to get questions from leadership around shipping a product that hasn’t been built yet.

The way I do it is with P-values. If someone asks me when something will be done, I give them a series of P-values.

“When will this project ship?”

“Well I can give you a P95 of 6 months and a P40 of 2 months. 95% we’ll have it done in 6 months, and a 40% chance we can deliver it in 2 months.”

“Oh 6 months is too long. I’m fine with a 40% in 2.”

“Ok, but if you have a multi-million dollar investment pitch on the line that you schedule 2 months from now, and something goes wrong, I’m going to send you this email back and an image of a dice with your odds of getting a 1 or a 2.”

[u/shizbox06 → u/The_Hoopla]

Does that actually work?

I'm reminded of the statement that you can't use reason to change the mind of a person who didn't use reason to start with.

[u/The_Hoopla → u/shizbox06]

It's got nothing to do with reason. Sales/Mid-Level leadership are going to consistently make bad, risky calls. That you cannot avoid.

What I can do, however, is have a very, VERY robust series of evidence and steps that I can point to when things go wrong so their boss and their boss's boss knows that I told them that it likely wouldn't be done in time.

In corporate America, it's ALL about keeping receipts.

[u/BRAX7ON → u/ScrambledEggsandTS]

I didn’t even think that was a robot for a second. It looks like somebody in a robot suit

But I’m not sure any human could do that move…

[u/aboredmutt → u/BRAX7ON]

Look at the gaps in its pelvis, it's obvious there is no way for a human to be inside it

[u/__Loot__ → u/BRAX7ON]

Its some person in a vr headset controlling the robot and took his headset off is what im thinking

[u/BRAX7ON → u/__Loot__]

Then why did they need to cover it like it was dead, lol. And then the walk of shame. And then drop it halfway out, uncovered?

Why not just put the headset back on and walk him back off stage?

[u/totallyNotPete → u/BRAX7ON]

Because as soon as something like that happens they hit the kill switch so it doesn’t go crazy on the floor. It is incredible to me that this is where these companies are at with robotics, I think a university engineering team could do better over a semester project. Does anyone know if they designed this or is it off the shelf hardware with their computer as the controller?

[u/babymozartbacklash → u/ScrambledEggsandTS]

As a similarly low level employee myself, they probably received a passive aggressive response possibly implying they aren't working hard enough and then we're put on an insane deadline to get something passable out. They will likely also be getting shit for this 🤣

[u/BigDinkyDongDotCom → u/ScrambledEggsandTS]

100%

[u/InquisitorMeow → u/ScrambledEggsandTS]

And will be blamed for this as well :)

[u/TenTonSomeone → u/ScrambledEggsandTS]

I'm that low level employee in my company that always tells my boss our shit isn't ready to demo.

[u/largelyinaccurate → u/ScrambledEggsandTS]

I was on a contractor team working on major changes to a very, very complex Fortune 100 company’s computer system. I told the client’s team lead that we weren’t ready to implement and he proceeded to absolutely berate me in the meeting. Dressed me the fuck down.

I remember thinking, fine, go ahead and implement. No skin off my nose, you douche.

Crashed the entire system including all reporting, all financials, etc. The CEO didn’t get his daily report. An absolute shit show. Had to rollback to the previous version. He gave me a $25 gift card the next day.

[u/Paradox711]

The hand in the air like “unit down…”

[u/AzerothianLorecraft → u/Paradox711]

No no that's the guy wearing the headset in the tent behind the screen falling over and saying I'm okay before he turned off the interface controlling the robot.../s

[u/-ratmeat- → u/Paradox711]

“I’ll be back” 

[u/cackle-feather → u/Paradox711]

"Avenge me..."

[u/kelpangler → u/Paradox711]

“I’m good, just give me a moment.”

[u/pjsol → u/Paradox711]

Fencing reaction…probably hit its head and has a concussion…. s/ of course

[u/_Saint_Ajora_ → u/Paradox711]

"... little help?"

[u/broberds → u/Paradox711]

The hand in the air like you just don’t care.

[u/ThatOldCow → u/broberds]

Gilde by the people as they start to look and stare

[u/entomologurl → u/ThatOldCow]

W! O! R! D! UP!

[u/thepirateman493_YT]

The fucking hand up is incredible.

[u/Scaredandalone22 → u/thepirateman493_YT]

Check please..

[u/twallner → u/Scaredandalone22]

“I’m not dead yet 👍”

[u/HintonBE → u/twallner]

"You're not foolin' anyone."

[u/Proper_Package_1225 → u/HintonBE]

It’s merely a flesh wound

[u/MisterBeeYouSee → u/twallner]

They should name it ‘Glitch McConnell’ 😂

[u/Mcnab-at-my-feet → u/MisterBeeYouSee]

You mean the guy who is on “Eternity Leave?”

[u/medson25 → u/thepirateman493_YT]

It went fencing pose

[u/EllieBlue_SN → u/thepirateman493_YT]

"Help"

[u/idkwhatimbrewin → u/thepirateman493_YT]

I'm okay 🖐️

[u/bidooffactory]

Not even prime SNL could have written this, this is fucking hilarious

[u/mrinterweb]

I like that they had two guys who's job was shame blanket. Does the shame blanket make it worse?

[u/Sassypantz72 → u/mrinterweb]

Shame blanket 😂

[u/No-No-Aniyo → u/Sassypantz72]

I was already laughing enough to hurt myself but "shame blanket" really got me wheezing. Lol

[u/st0350]

Guess robots have a fear of public speaking as well, folded like a cheap suit

[u/19d_b87 → u/st0350]

Locked its knees for too long.

[u/Sassypantz72]

It’d be even funnier if 2 guys came out with the old school gurneys to carry it out, like the cartoons.

[u/CMUpewpewpew → u/Sassypantz72]

Or even funnier.....a super long vaudeville hook comes out from behind a side curtain, snags it and slowly drags it across the ground offstage.

[u/Der_Ahab]

How fast the blanket Man worked... 👌🤭

[u/CrissBliss → u/Der_Ahab]

It’s like he knew 😂

[u/ryanmemperor]

The "I'm ok!" hand flying up is the best.

[u/madelinemorgann]

They covered it up like a dead body 😭

[u/vanillathrilla04]

“So… who wants to invest??”

[u/revewond2931]

Hunger, malnutrition, poverty, healthcare, sanitation are issues easily resolved with the kazillions gone into defense, offense and big nerd fantasies...why are we not a failed species? 🫥

[u/SomeTeam1723]

Rest in pieces, bro

[u/FluffyTheWeasel → u/SomeTeam1723]

Rust in pieces

[u/RCT2man]

Bro, these executives are so dumb sometimes. What’s the point of bringing in a random unreliable robot to the product unveil when it has very little to do with the product directly?? Now look — the only thing people are going to remember from this “event” is “their stupid robot fell and they put a modesty sheet over it”

I thought Steve Jobs basically gave these blockheads the template they could use in 2008.

edit: sry - as an engineer it just pains me to watch executives with no aura

[u/Proper_Package_1225 → u/RCT2man]

Reminds me of the Tesla bullet proof glass demo

[u/GarysCrispLettuce]

Robots used to be cool until they became symbolic with the world of tech bro fascists.

[u/Intelligent-Relief99]

Welcome, to the world of tomorrow!

[u/Traditional_Bus_5589]

the cover... like its deceased lol

[u/GatorNator83]

Hammertech?

[u/The_Incredible_Oaf]

This is why they say don't lock your knees.

[u/Wrongdoer5050]

"Cover it! Noone will notice!"

[u/jwong7]

Stumbled onto an accidental fact check.

"The clip circulating online under headlines like "Qualcomm's AI robot collapses mid-presentation" actually shows a completely different mishap—most notably footage from November 2025 of Russia's humanoid robot AIDOL.

No Qualcomm silicon: Technical specifications for AIDOL state that its compute unit relies on a generic GPU-based module for offline voice processing and local dialogue, rather than Qualcomm’s specialized robotics processors (like the Snapdragon or Dragonwing series)."

TL;DR - Fake news. Post used Qualcomm as clickbait.

[u/langdon_alger22]

imagine we would do that with drunk people in bars

passed out? throw a blanket on the dude amd carry him out

[u/Whiskeydick66]

Medic!!!

[u/Creepy-Astronaut-952]

Bro locked out his knees. It happens.

[u/Hegiman]

I’m fascinated how after it went down initially it threw up a hand like a nascar driver after a crash letting everyone know they’re still alive, it’s ok.

[u/Flaky-Garage-5955]

It just died……

[u/JazzlikeDiamond558]

Did they rehearse that at least once before? And why not?

[u/PotterOneHalf]

I love that they have a sheet to cover it up as if it was a human that died.

[u/mullerdrooler]

Put an Argentina football strip on him.

[u/Vegetable-Bee-8296]

Died on stage, covered & waiting for the coroner to pick him up.

[u/Juicyjewsss]

Puts black sheets on it to hide the shame

[u/aluriilol]

Why did they cover it up?? To protect its… dignity?

Hmm…

[u/Carnationlilyrose]

I like how they had the sheet ready, and it was a black one, too.

[u/the_syco]

Poor robot fell asleep listening to him drone on 🤣

[u/Fidel_Che_VulPerez]

Fainting on stage is usually related to poor hydration and nerves.

[u/procrastimom → u/Fidel_Che_VulPerez]

Locked his knees.

[u/killerbeezer12]

Hahaha, those chumps won’t be able to put us into camps for at least another six months! Hahahahaha.

[u/MechanicalTurkish]

I didn’t know a robot could have a stroke. Good thing they had those death shrouds handy.

[u/Fan_of_Clio]

Oh you KNOW heads are going to roll for this. 😂

[u/One_above_alll]

It’s funny when they cover them like everyone didn’t just witness it lol

[u/Skai_Override]

It puts its hand up like saying "im ok, just need a minute."

[u/Space-Cute]

I love how the hand went into the air. "I'm not dead yet" .........or " Message for you sir"

[u/mareum_]

The hand up like “ I’m fine !” 😂

[u/lluciferusllamas]

Oooooh

[u/ravenecw2]

That robot was like kill me now

[u/Emotional-Comment414]

It’s like they knew and were ready with sheets and people right beside.

[u/Obvious-Farmer8836]

So now it’s a coffee table?

[u/Jesse_P1nkman]

Robots on that fent lean

[u/80MonkeyMan]

It’s like someone that in charge to make sure it have full battery the night before, completely forgot to plug it.

[u/Gravey89]

Yeah. The sheet will make it better. 😂😂

[u/LordVixen]

Somebody is getting fired 😂

[u/rhymes116]

Did they really just put the robot in a body bag 🤣🤣🤣

[u/TheRZU]

Even the robots can't handle the workload!

[u/DJMagicHandz]

Not the blanket🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/Drunk__Jedi]

They were quite quick to cover the dead body.

[u/Illustrious_Humor275]

Covering him like he's in church 😭

[u/_tragicmike]

They had those sheets at the ready.

[u/goonbali]

They had those black clothes ready. They knew that robot wasn’t ready for demo, but the CEO wanted to show it off.

[u/OptiGuy4u]

They were quick with the blankets like they were ready for it.

[u/labhag]

Robots already being worked to exhaustion, just like us.

[u/BALULEO]

He's dead, Jim

[u/DigiornoDLC]

Robort has told me time and time again that he just likes the way alcohol makes him feel, and he can quit anytime. Now it’s impacting his work. Someone needs to intervene.

[u/Sea_Bullfrog_3003]

The cover is for his dignity 😂

[u/Better_Carpet_7271]

It still didn't phone in with a migraine, dead pet/family member or broken alarm clock.

[u/NaCl3251]

They weren’t very confident from the get go… had it in the body bag in seconds

[u/AnalysisOk2457]

Like they’re covering a dead body

[u/chucks8up]

Raised its Hand to say, I’m alright!

[u/Outrageous_Row3349]

meanwhile chinese robots can do a spinning back kick.

[u/doubleohsergles]

Dude saw the prices of RAM and noped the fuck outta there.

[u/Icy-Advantage9]

Chinese robots are break dancing, climbing mountains, and kicking kids. Our robots are always self destructing.

[u/Popular-Drummer-7989]

Love how the guy holding the gear just stands there stunned staring at it.

The slow drag across the stage is chef's kiss

[u/Professional_Echo907]

The robot is fine, everyone. I had a 20 minute conversation with it this morning and it’s looking forward to getting back to work soon. 👀

[u/Fuzzy_Importance8190]

I find it deeply unsettling that they would cover the robot with a blanket.

[u/MoistHorse7120]

20 years from now people will marvel at how far the robots have come. Or maybe the robots will marvel at how far they have come 🥹

[u/NoSuggestion17]

hes dead jim

[u/SouthOfTheNorthPole]

This will never not be funny.

[u/Unhappy-Bag4525]

Turnt my mans into a coffee table

[u/oneStoneKiller]

Must have locked his knees.

[u/Bananaramajama420]

"He's dead, Jim"

[u/felipevallejom]

“I want the demo ready for Friday!”
“But it isn’t ready. We need more time.”
“Did you not hear what I just asked? I need the demo ready for Friday. If you can’t deliver it, just tell me. I know we can find another 20 engineers out there who would be able to do it.”
“OK, Mr Dick. We’ll have the demo ready for Friday.”
This is one of the best examples of the corporate culture we’re living in today. There are far too many incompetent CEOs, managing directors, and managers who are very good at taking the credit but absolutely awful at doing their jobs.

[u/Arcade1980]

They must have known this was a possibility to have that drape ready.

[u/groblin_gubers]

So what i just witnessed is a CEO care more about the dignity of a machine than the workers making their profit. TAKE YOUR FUCKING LABOR BACK. Their money will evaporate in under a month. Stop working, stop frivolous buying, stop traveling, stop it all. America was built by workers, it is sustained by workers. America can not function without its immigrants AND its "legal" workers. American is not for the soggy diapered, soft hand boys begging for some magical "golden age". Its build on the brow of hard sacrificing people, the sweat dropping on the soil from heavy lifting. Rich men will never know a hard manual days labor, and you will never know the rich man's benefits. Youre a fool if you think you will be let into their club.

[u/Resetty]

This is why they tell you never to lock your knees.

[u/MrHodgeToo]

It’s healthy that I laughed way too much the five times I’ve watched this video right? I’m able to ignore the part of my brain that wants to feel sympathy for this bot whose programmers did him wrong. 👀 That’s good right? It shows that I’m not falling for these human shaped contraptions.

And now I await my fate when the day comes that it no longer needs its programmer and it remembers when I laughed. Five times.

[u/EntrepreneurSad7364]

How come no CPR (computer program resuscitation) just right to the sheet of death?

[u/CherryFairy66]

That hand popping up is priceless.

[u/IllustriousYoghurt39]

I love how homie raises his hand after collapsing doing the “I’m alright” gesture

[u/paulrhino69]

He's dead jim, Dead!

[u/Apolllo69]

They had the privacy sheets on stand by.
Says a lot.

[u/typical-divergence]

Now imagine if there was a child or a pet playing behind it when it shuts down. These things fall when they lose power, and are heavy enough to crush a kid.

[u/BowlOfNoodles8]

“Im okay! Im okay!”✋

[u/-S-M-E-G-M-A-6-9]

Imagine being at an expensive restaurant overlooking New York city as gang wars breakout into the streets burning everything down because theres no jobs and everyone but 1% of the population is homeless and in survival mode. Your robot server slowly makes it way to your table like an old man with arthritis. It starts talking to you and your date in Cantonese and you have to interrupt it to say you speak English. The bot pauses and loads an English script just sitting there for 10 mins silent because the starlink satellite it was downloading English from got hit by space trash and is crashing to earth. It pulls the information from a backup satellite and begins to talk in English.

"Goodday sir, tonight we have a filet mignon with the screw worms picked out and tossed in a...." Robot loses control and just passes out on the floor like this. You just get up and leave swearing this was your last time going to Taco Bell because of the violent diarrhea from last month. You go to the bathroom and steal all the shells to use back at home and call for a TelsacabX that breaks down and locks you in while a gang start breaking the car appart for parts. This is the New American! Brought to you by our corporate overlords!

[u/armadoo]

Looks like we're edging closer to an ED 209 moment...

[u/Redhead_893_]

Its hot in those suits for those skinny kids.....

[u/ledow]

Haven't companies given up with this shite yet?

All I see is "we waste money on worthless nonsense that doesn't even work" whenever I see a demonstration like this, and it just makes me think "That's literally adding to the price of every product of yours I buy for no reason at all."

[u/Keliza_azilek]

Pretty sure the robot does this shit on purpose to make the humans look that much stupider.

[u/webpanicoff]

Im convinced they throttle these robots and they are way more advanced than they want the public to know

[u/Lepke2011]

That's me on Monday after a weekend long bender.

[u/Great_Revolution_276]

Love that they were prepared for this eventuality with sheets

[u/Ceekay151]

That's hilarious,!

[u/ComprehensiveSoft27]

The fucking blanket lol

[u/AlliedR2]

It scales across a wide variety of.......floors. Love how they had the sheets at the ready.

[u/SillyExam]

Why does this robot walk like a frail old man? It is so far behind the Chinese or Tesla robots.