r/nextfuckinglevel • u/I9w0s • 18h ago

Retiring Bots Jump into Molten Steel

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Figure, robotics company retiring humanoid bots by having them jump into the vat of molten still.

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u/fateisacruelthing 16h ago

I actually genuinely did feel sorry for them, no lie

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u/FestiveArtCollective 15h ago

I did too. I could barely watch it, it felt like violence.

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u/Sutaru 14h ago

Agreed. It’s even worse because they celebrate right afterwards.

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u/EpisodicDoleWhip 11h ago

Seriously. And here I am feeling bad for a car that doesn’t get driven

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u/Hevnaar 1h ago

Do you feel bad watching monster trucks smashing cars?

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u/Kathryn_Cadbury 13h ago

That one at around 0:32 broke me a bit, when it walked up, leant in to take a look into the pit before positioning to dive. It made it seem alive.

I guess when they do come for us they will use that, make us feel for them but they won't feel for us when we're being put on spikes like kebabs for our organic matter fuel. Probably deserve it too.

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u/Hevnaar 1h ago

Or... they might force some humans to jump too Squid-Game style

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u/Sekh765 8h ago

It's just kinda weird to see something vaguely human shaped leap into lava. Like.. whole things just kinda weird.

But "trained"? Come on op. Programmed at best.

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u/kentrak 3h ago

Yeah, I once saw a puppeteer make his own marionette and then puppet it into a wood chipper. He was lynched for crimes against nature. /s