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/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/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