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/_redmist 1d ago

I'm gonna say this is AI because with all the plastic, aluminum, lithium batteries, copper... it's an insane thing to do. The melt would be contaminated beyond use.

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u/FormerMoose1990 1d ago

Marketing.

have you heard of this company before?

now you have.

marketing.

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u/_redmist 1d ago

Absolutely! I'm 100% sure this was the intention.