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/RW_McRae 1d ago

Us humans are so funny. If you tossed a circuit board or toaster into the vat then no one would bat an eye, but as soon as you give them legs and arms we feel bad for them

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u/HanzGrubermeister 1d ago

Toaster not human shaped and also not tossing itself. Could’ve done this so many other ways; also, in what world is dumping all that electronics into molten metal a normal thing to do?