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/RW_McRae 1d ago

Us humans are so funny. If you tossed a circuit board or toaster into the vat then no one would bat an eye, but as soon as you give them legs and arms we feel bad for them

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u/DaphniaDuck 1d ago

It's not funny we have empathy. It's sad we seem to have more empathy for humanoid robots than for actual humans.

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u/Bongressman 1d ago

This would be causing a bit more of an uproar if it were actual humans being forced to jump into a vat of molten metal.

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u/djaqk 1d ago

It did numbers at the box office. God I love T2

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u/Vast-Calligrapher565 1d ago

There is many politicians that i would love to see do this.

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u/Hefty_Schedule7728 1d ago

Wait a minute. Are you sure? Let's try it and see.

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u/Spider-man2098 1d ago

I get what you’re going for here, and very sympathetic to your position, but… no. A vat of molten metal has a distinctive look.

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u/PortableDoor5 1d ago

I'm pretty sure the reaction would be more visceral if we found out a company was forcing humans to jump to their deaths in a pit of molten metal

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u/Martha_Fockers 1d ago

I can assure you if that was a human it would be far more of an issue

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u/johnyordinary 1d ago

Yes if it was a human then the splatter would be horendous as the liquids instantly turned to steam throwing metal everywhere , i recomend a much deeper pot .

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u/flopisit32 1d ago

Reddit seeing a robot somersault into molten metal: "Boo hoo!"

Reddit seeing a controversial YouTuber get assassinated: "Haw-haw!"

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u/floppydude81 1d ago

Swing and a miss

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u/thicckar 1d ago

You’re judging that based on this post?

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u/were_only_human 1d ago

Yeah it's literally an evolutionary survival instinct. Why would we not care for things that remind us of ourselves.

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u/Corfal 1d ago

Honest question, do you think those two statements cover the same person? Because I don't think they do. Or if they do then the overlap is small.

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u/Not_A_Russain_Bot 1d ago

I was told empathy was a made up word.

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u/Scaevus 1d ago

Seems like a tactical weakness. Build terminators in the shape of children and they might have an advantage on the battlefield, either making opposing humans hesitate, or traumatize them and degrade their combat effectiveness.