Im scared for you: Amateur fighter takes on humanoid robot in historic caged showdown

He got REK-ed.After besting us in everything from track-and-field to medicine, robots have proved they can literally kick our butts as well.Viral footage showed the frightening moment that a hulking humanoid seemingly cleaned an influencer’s clock in the alleged inaugural man-vs-machine cage match.The TikTok personality, Frankie Lapenna, has become well known for his Jackass-style stunts, including driving a motorbike into an office desk and playing cards within trample range of an angry bull.However, the content creator seemingly bit off more than he could chew after battling a towering bipedal combatant representing REK, a San Francisco tech firm that stages bouts between remote-controlled bots.“For the first time in history, a human faces off against a six-foot-tall robot,” said the announcer at the start of the grudge match.As Lapenna climbed into the octagon while wearing pads and a helmet, his coach confessed “I’m scared for you man.”His fear appeared well-founded.

While the human pugilist managed to land a few shots on the bulky battle droid — which bears an uncanny resemblance to “The Terminator” — they barely had any effect.The synthetic kickboxer then retaliated by launching a barrage of body kicks, with the final one sending Lapenna to the canvas, appearing to end the exhibition.Fight contract terminated….or so it would seem.Viewers found this real-life Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em quite dystopian.“Didn’t we have, like, 6 movies explaining why this is a bad idea?” exclaimed one commenter, seemingly referencing “The Terminator” franchise.“Why is technology trying to kill us? Because we’re teaching it how,” warned another, while a third wrote, “This could’ve been a Black Mirror episode.” Although some wondered how a real mixed martial artist would fare in a similar humanoid cockfight.Coincidentally, while it may not look this way from the footage, REK CEO Cix Live told the Daily Mail that Lapenna actually emerged victo...