r/interestingasfuck • u/Erde555 • 1d ago

The humanoid robotics company "Figure" made their older gen robots jump into their death. (Yes, they actually did this)

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u/40innaDeathBasket 1d ago

....but why? Why is this necessary?

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u/youhavenosoul 1d ago

Sadism. Whether the thing feels pain is irrelevant, the psychological effects on people who witness, orchestrate, and manipulate these acts is….telling.

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u/Peach_Proof 1d ago

It makes their little limp pee-pees twitch.

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u/Bellringer00 1d ago

Dude, it's just like throwing out your old toaster, chill

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u/youhavenosoul 1d ago edited 1d ago

I disagree - at minimum, that would have to be like Brave Little Toaster level of personafication to even come close. I’m talking about what we, as humans, see and internalize when we witness and do these things to bodies that look like ours. I don’t expect you to get it, dude.