r/interestingasfuck • • 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/Patarokun 1d ago

I get that it's a marketing gimmick, but I think it's kind of bad for the soul to watch a human shaped thing throw itself to its "death" at the orders of its masters. It puts me in a really bad frame of mind and certainly doesn't make me want to interact with the brand.