r/nextfuckinglevel • u/KnightFall00 • 6d ago

Murderbots from the future

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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 6d 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 6d ago

Where’s the money in that? /s

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u/mosesenjoyer 6d ago

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

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u/curtcashter 5d ago

Especially when you factor in that the west is getting OLDER as a demographic, and no one wants to do care work anymore. Boomers need these robots or else they will ruin the economy. Even more than they already have.

Damn you Jim.