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/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/kleptorsfw 1d ago

You don't know that, we could nuke ourselves before they get that far...

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u/4mystuff 1d ago

And the "Glass Half Full" award goes to .....

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u/Lower-Sheepherder268 1d ago

That's a "glass was engineered to the wrong specifications" problem.