▲ 270 ▼ The Ultimate Robot Knockout Legend (URKL) is a professional, freestyle combat sports league for full-sized humanoid robots. This is real. (ikt.id.au) submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by eyekaytee@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments Welcome to the future!
[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 64 points 1 month ago (4 children) I can picture these wearing cop uniforms, running you down at night for jaywalking ,and believe it may be one of our possible futures. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago* (1 child) I’m pretty sure the odds of this are 100%. Except it’ll be military bots… and they’ll be purging the poor and middle class, because once you have robots to do all the other stuff the next step is to reduce the population. If you and your group control all the raw resources and manufacturing is fully automated, and you have robots smart enough to do all the manual tasks, you don’t need profit, you get to wipe out most of the population and create your paradise. Not enough people realize we are morlocks, and the Billionaires think they are the Eloi permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) But everything is driven by profit. I don't think the 1% will be able to pivot to reduced profit for better stability/comfort. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Profit only matters when you don’t already own everything, power is the only thing that matters. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago But how quickly will hackers be able to gain total control of them? Cops will probably have the administrator password as "password123" or some shit. Or maybe instead of engaging in combat directly, they'll just be running humanoid cameras, lunging after you no matter how quickly you run, or whatever fence you jump over. Long gone will be the days when you could simply outrun the overweight, poorly trained cops. Now these things will be just inches behind you, the whole way blaring sirens and recording your every move. 😐 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Archimedes@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 child) The spinning jump kick of the law. Stop right there! Or I won't be able to jump kick you! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qualia@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago They fly now? They fly now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Khrux@ttrpg.network 1 point 1 month ago* Don't worry, they make them look like people as a silly game, we'll be chased down the street by drones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago* (1 child) I’m pretty sure the odds of this are 100%. Except it’ll be military bots… and they’ll be purging the poor and middle class, because once you have robots to do all the other stuff the next step is to reduce the population. If you and your group control all the raw resources and manufacturing is fully automated, and you have robots smart enough to do all the manual tasks, you don’t need profit, you get to wipe out most of the population and create your paradise. Not enough people realize we are morlocks, and the Billionaires think they are the Eloi permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) But everything is driven by profit. I don't think the 1% will be able to pivot to reduced profit for better stability/comfort. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Profit only matters when you don’t already own everything, power is the only thing that matters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) But everything is driven by profit. I don't think the 1% will be able to pivot to reduced profit for better stability/comfort. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Profit only matters when you don’t already own everything, power is the only thing that matters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Profit only matters when you don’t already own everything, power is the only thing that matters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago But how quickly will hackers be able to gain total control of them? Cops will probably have the administrator password as "password123" or some shit. Or maybe instead of engaging in combat directly, they'll just be running humanoid cameras, lunging after you no matter how quickly you run, or whatever fence you jump over. Long gone will be the days when you could simply outrun the overweight, poorly trained cops. Now these things will be just inches behind you, the whole way blaring sirens and recording your every move. 😐 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Archimedes@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 child) The spinning jump kick of the law. Stop right there! Or I won't be able to jump kick you! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qualia@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago They fly now? They fly now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qualia@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago They fly now? They fly now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Khrux@ttrpg.network 1 point 1 month ago* Don't worry, they make them look like people as a silly game, we'll be chased down the street by drones. permalink fedilink source parent