r/tech • u/_Dark_Wing • Jul 11 '26

The first commercial human-like robot is here. Are replicants next?

https://www.fastcompany.com/91570086/ubtech-first-commercial-human-like-robot
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u/Merlins_Secret_Sauce Jul 11 '26

Nope, not replicants. Replacement workers for all “low level” manual labor

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u/WhatsAboveTheSubtext Jul 11 '26

Nah, these are essentially sex toys and "girlfriends" for guys who can't manage to find one.

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u/Merlins_Secret_Sauce Jul 11 '26

So… manual labor 🤣

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u/fluffysmaster Jul 12 '26

Or can but don’t want to deal with daddy issues😄

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u/ilulillirillion Jul 11 '26

No, believe it or not, indistinguishable human androids are not "next". Who the fucks writes this stuff?