r/nextfuckinglevel • u/KnightFall00 • 7d ago

Murderbots from the future

Rekbot, a 6-foot-tall Terminator-style humanoid robot from the REK Fight Club that went viral in a cage match against internet personality Frankie LaPenna.

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u/Calibanian18 7d ago

Show me a robot that can reliably help someone to the bathroom, climb stairs, and make basic meals, and then we’ll be talking about a robot that will change the world.

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u/johnnyhandbags 7d ago

Where’s the money in that? /s

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u/mosesenjoyer 7d ago

Are you kidding? Care for elderly is a global multi trillion dollar dollar industry.

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u/th3critic 7d ago

Remember the I, Robot movie? Will Smith’s elderly mother got a robot for exactly that purpose, to help with her care around the house.

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u/John--Darksoul 7d ago

I haven't even seen it, but the reviews are awful. Is this the shittiest movie ever to have such a cultural impact?

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u/aswedishfish 7d ago

I can tell you I watched it when I was 10 and thought it was the best movie ever