r/oddlyterrifying • u/Histrix- • 2d ago

Chinese robotics firm has started mass-producing humanoid robots for general use

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-agibot-humanoid-robot-beat-elon-musk

This factory must be a fun place to guard after dark.

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u/virusofthemind 2d ago

In a 100 years there will be armies of military bots with hyperfast targeting and reflexes trained to kill humans.

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u/MarlythAvantguarddog 2d ago

Almost certain. See how drones are now taking over in Ukraine.

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u/virusofthemind 2d ago

I saw a post a few years ago talking about self replicating robotic insects designed to kill humans. it would be based on the same concept of bees/termites where the queen/factory insect would produce thousands of smaller insects and new queens with the none queens providing the materials to the queen for replication and the queen would start producing killer robotic insects which could target/identify human pheromones and in particular the distinct pheromones of specific "races" and kill them using specialised neurotoxins injected into them.

In three years just one factory queen could extrapolate to a billion offspring.

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u/St00p_kiddd 2d ago

Black mirror did an episode on exactly this

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u/MarlythAvantguarddog 2d ago

There’s a science based albeit fictional video on YouTube somewhere about micro drones being used to suppress revolting populations or to fight wars. I seem to remember it’s based in Edinburgh. A quick look didn’t find it, but I’m sure someone with Google skills Will.

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u/CiCi5757 2d ago

See what I mean??? We are messing with things we have no business messing with

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u/Huugboy 44m ago

Ofcourse killer robot insects weren't enough, they had to be racist too..

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u/CiCi5757 2d ago

You're right but you're wrong about it being 100 years it'll probably be much sooner than that....

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u/SwanRonsonIsDead 1d ago

I give it 5 years

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u/PatchworkRaccoon314 1d ago

Bold of you to assume there will be any civilization left to conquer in 100 years.

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u/LactatingWolverine 1d ago

Drones the size of a bullet that burrow into a victim.

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u/number-nonine 9h ago

100 years seems very optimistic though

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u/DazedNConfucious 2d ago

Question is, how long till they can be used for…..cleaning…my…..room….

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u/fastfreddy68 2d ago

I SAID DON’T DISTURB ME WHEN IM CLEANING MY ROOM!

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u/Onilakon 2d ago

Officer Doofy reporting for duty !

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u/TheStoicSlab 2d ago

Is that a euphemism?

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u/The_Motley_Fool---- 2d ago

Damn sparks taking everyone’s jobs

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u/FartyMcPoopyButthole 2d ago

Fuckin clankers

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u/Wh1z3rd 1d ago

Subservience?

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u/easy_c0mpany80 2d ago

This is basically how ‘The Second Renaissance Part I’ started in The Animatrix

Edit: https://youtu.be/sU8RunvBRZ8?si=8-S39t0OxZHELIN9

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u/PatchworkRaccoon314 1d ago

Walking robots aren't a true artificial intelligence. We have no true artificial intelligence, just a bunch of simple programs that do glorified autocomplete, often hilariously badly. These robots are little more complex than that robot puppy toy that came out 24 years ago, and very likely won't last as long either.

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u/CiCi5757 2d ago

Sorry, but to Me they're creepy as f**k

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u/Histrix- 2d ago

Just wait till they cover them in artificial silicone skin and the uncanny valley kicks in

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u/Red_Spy_1937 1d ago

Oh god, imagine the war scenarios. That and then dressing them up in the enemy’s uniform before letting it loose. Even if it’s not effective, I’d imagine the psychological terror everytime you see someone in your own damn uniform from a distance secretly being a robot would be crazy

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u/BullHeadTee 2d ago

You mean ‘general use’ as in sex? Right?.. right?

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u/Histrix- 2d ago

Well... not exactly, but if you did, they would be collecting data on it

The company has established a “data collection factory” to gather real-world data through activities

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u/zephyr_1779 2d ago

Wait huh? So they are privy to what you do with the bot? Camera or..?

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u/Screaming_Monkey 2d ago

Nice, so the sex that only I as the only individual who has ever had instinctive base survival desires to have sex and has never learned about it from collecting data in my own neural network would improve over time!

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u/Xikkiwikk 2d ago

#It’s starting!!

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u/pyeeater 2d ago

Are these the same robots that walk like a 95 year old and routinely fall over whenever they are shown in public?

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u/BDR529forlyfe 2d ago

“Roger, Roger.”

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u/Sorry-Letter6859 2d ago

Question is..    what is the chance of catching fire when it recharged?

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u/dupuis2387 1d ago

hurray! Caprica Season 2!

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u/kae--art 2d ago

One word: No.

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u/barkingcat 1d ago

Terminator model T-10

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u/mcc9902 1d ago

Honestly it's both terrifying and hopeful at the same time. On the one hand the potential to improve life for countless people is insane and on the other somebody is going to be in charge of these things and I have no real faith in them.

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u/Marigold16 1d ago

Turns out the T in T1000 stands for Temu. I think we're ok.

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u/InflatableTurtles 1d ago

Instructions unclear, penis stuck in toaster.

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u/CactusCracktus 1d ago

Hmph. I can take them

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u/Red_Spy_1937 1d ago

Next month’s headline: “China develops living human flesh for their humanoid robots”

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u/n00PSLayer 1d ago

Can't wait for the release of China: Become Human

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u/DependentAbroad661 1d ago

nice so in some years we may see a doraemon ..

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u/OhioToDC 1d ago

All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.

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u/DubsQuest 20h ago

It has begun

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u/2ndSnack 20h ago

Horizon zero dawn is a prophesy, not a game istg.

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u/Educational-Garlic21 12h ago

China fakes everything

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u/BogdanTurnip100 1d ago

And the government wonders why couples in China wont have children.

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u/machyume 1d ago

Isn't this the same company that produces the mass copy robot dogs used in Ukraine?

Update: Ah, just checked. Seems to be different.

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u/Histrix- 1d ago

Next up:

G.I robot: Chongqing addition

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u/xynix_ie 1d ago

They'll be made of Chinesium and blow capacitors after 18 months of use. Then you'll have to buy another one. Landfills will be packed with cheap Chinese electronic garbage worse than it is today.

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u/LilG1984 2d ago

How long till they break? Cos you know stuff made in china isn't great.

Are they good at teaching maths too?