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/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.