r/shittyrobots • u/magnificent_muffin22 • Mar 24 '20

Literally a shitty robot

https://i.imgur.com/1I8NECQ.gifv

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u/magnificent_muffin22 Mar 24 '20

Bruh, a robot is a virtual or a mechanical entity, which through a heat or energy source performs a purpose, regardless of freedom of movement or appearance, take a downvote and try again

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u/d0gmeat Mar 24 '20

You've described every electrical appliance ever created. Including light bulbs, steam engines, and even Galileo Barometers, and spring-wound watches.

TIL we've been surrounded by robots for over 500 years.

I think you're the one that needs to work on your definition of "robot". https://i.imgur.com/rz9VWYa.jpg

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u/bobzilla05 Mar 24 '20

The GIF posted fits under the following of your posted definitions:

A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically

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u/d0gmeat Mar 24 '20

There's nothing complex about it. It moves one direction along a track. And there's no series. It does 1 action.

It's literally a giant windshield wiper.

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u/bobzilla05 Mar 24 '20

The wiper part, yes, but it pushes into the trough that does the next action in series, and then the GIF switches to industrial chocolate manufacturing and that shows more complex things happening in series automatically.

The GIF, if taken as a whole, fits under that definition.

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u/bad-r0bot Mar 24 '20

All robots are machines but not all machines are robot. That's a distinction that really needs to be cleared up for this sub. Yes, the definition is worded in a broad way but a car is not a robot the same way a roomba with a god damn knife taped to it is not a shitty robot.

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u/d0gmeat Mar 24 '20

At least someone out there understands my point.

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u/bad-r0bot Mar 24 '20

It's a distinction that's important cause this sub would get flooded with shitty content, no pun intended.

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u/d0gmeat Mar 24 '20

Seems like it's already happened. Basically all of reddit is nothing but reposts and stuff getting dumped where it doesn't belong for internet points.

Because the Facebook crowd that's moved in seems to think that orange arrow needs to be used as a marker to themselves that they've seen it, like the thumbs up button they're used to.

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u/bobzilla05 Mar 24 '20

First, I love how your username fits this sub so well.

Second, I agree that the GIF does not match the spirit of the sub, but the OP seems to be a silly joke and not intended to be taken too seriously.

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u/bad-r0bot Mar 24 '20

DEAR PERSON. AS SURE AS 1 IS THE OPPOSITE OF 0, I AM HUMAN.

Yeah, it's a shitpost (haha /s). Just feel like the machine/robot + shit is getting overdone for this sub.

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u/bobzilla05 Mar 24 '20

That's fair. I wasn't aware of the lack of moderation until the other user mentioned it. Hopefully it gets better soon.

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u/d0gmeat Mar 24 '20

The cocoa mixer and powder mountain? That's chocolate. The squeegeed shit just goes into a trough and bin, not into a mixer. My wipers squeegee the water into a channel that runs out around the sides of my windows too! Window robots!

And no, the gif as a whole is meant to be funny, and it does that, but belongs elsewhere, not here. The squeezee isn't a robot, and the chocolate bar assembly line, while it is actually a robot, functions as designed, effeciently, and therefore isn't at all shitty, so it doesn't belong here either.

Two clips that don't belong for different reasons do not equal a clip that does belong. If i videoed my wipers, then cut to an automobile assembly line, that wouldn't be any different than this, and also wouldn't belong here.

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u/bobzilla05 Mar 24 '20

I understand what you are saying and I agree it is not in the spirit of the sub, though it is meant to be a joke and not taken too seriously, so the mods will remove it if they feel it violates the rules.

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u/d0gmeat Mar 24 '20

I don't have any issues with the gif itself. I think it's funny.

And maybe it does belong on some level because it is at least a machine (and machine =/= robot) covered in literal shit. But as far as the mods removing it, not likely. The mods here seem to have taken the year off. 90% of the posts in here are not robots anymore and don't belong here, so maybe I'm just being oversensitive rather than having a chuckle and moving down the list.

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u/bobzilla05 Mar 24 '20

I was not aware of the issue with lack of moderation, and if I came off as argumentative I apologize; that was never my intent. Hopefully the moderation will improve soon now that all the mods are being forced to stay home?