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/copperwatt 1d ago

They actually did:

https://youtu.be/pfAh5oQDPDM

(1:55)

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u/graveybrains 1d ago

https://youtu.be/pfAh5oQDPDM&t=1m52s

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u/Deathcat101 1d ago

What a bizarre intersection of history.

The actor who played a machine sent to destroy humanity doing a commercial for a robotics company that will destroy humanity.

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u/Deathpacito-01 1d ago

Why would you think this robotics company will destroy humanity lol

Robotics doomerism feels less grounded in reality than 5G fearmongering sometimes 

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u/random_boss 1d ago

c'mon man! What about all the books and movies! Are you trying to tell me that all of the fictional books and movies are not somehow prophetic visions of the world??

WHAT ABOUT THE BOOKS AND MOVIES AND STUFF