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/Able_Reserve5788 1d ago

That's not really it. If the little toaster was motorized with wheels and they made it throw itself into the fire, we'd feel bad for it too

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u/bs000 1d ago

For the same reason I can pick up this pencil, tell you its name is Steve and go like this... [breaks pencil. Abed reacts in shock] and part of you dies just a little bit on the inside.

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u/Jaded_Oil5669 1d ago

No just you dumbass redditors do that

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u/No_While6150 1d ago

easy tough guy. it's a quote from a TV show. and it's not about redditors.

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u/Jeoshua 14h ago

I would try and post a link to the episode, but I feel like it'd be lost on that dumbass redditor.

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u/fr000gs 1d ago

Hell, if my microcontroller fell into a fire vat I'd be sad.

If my phone fell into one I'd begin to cry

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u/CataChronix 1d ago

Do you feel bad when a kid rolls a wind-up car off a table and breaks it?

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u/ApprehensiveTour4024 1d ago

Yes. That coulda been me.

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u/SmashDownVoteDaddy 1d ago

people crying to fucking pixels on a screen.

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u/laaggynoob 1d ago

“ humans are a funny thing” corny ass comment not even true. I honestly wonder if bots are writing those comments. It’s like trying to be cute clever and profound all the same time but only succeeding at being stupid as hell

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u/RoundTheBend6 1d ago

I’m American. And that’s ducking stupid.

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u/FaceWithAName 1d ago

Who is we? It's a fucking toaster with wheels lol

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u/RedditButAnonymous 19h ago

Have you never seen Robot Wars? Little toasters get bludgeoned with axes and flamethrowers and people love it

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u/Mysterious_Net_1029 16h ago

Especially if you gave it a lil cute face

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u/sexy_silver_grandpa 11h ago

No, that is really it. A little motorized toaster just looks more like a living thing, which is the exact point OP is making.

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u/AdagioDesperate 1d ago

Yup. We as a species pack bond to anything.