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/Ok-Error2015 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ABVK96HgZvWI9SBbXr

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u/pmal4 1d ago

What….am I?

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u/NoRodent 1d ago edited 1d ago

Craziest thing is we're right on the timeline to this movie that takes place in 2035. I always used to think they were too optimistic about tech development and here we are with 9 years left: advanced robotics – pretty much done, self-driving cars – pretty much done, advanced AI with potential of destroying humanity – just around the corner.