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AN influencer was left battered and bruised after taking on a Terminator-like robot in an MMA fight.

The rapid advancements in AI and robotics over the last few years have raised questions about humans’ capabilities against androids.

And American social media sensation Frankie Lapenna recently decided to test himself against a six-foot robot.

Lapenna decided to throw down with Rek Robotics’ ‘Rekbot’, which looks like a T-800 from the Hollywood mega-franchise ‘The Terminator’.

The ‘Human vs Terminator’ fight was held in a mixed martial arts cage and watched by scores of onlookers.

After seeing the size of the robot, a man standing told Lapenna before the fight said: “I’m scared for you.”

Their concerns initially seemed misplaced as Lapenna landed a good few shots on the bot.

But the robot eventually floored Lapenna with a jumping switch kick to the body.

Lapenna crumpled to the canvas and was unable to get back to his feet.

The clip of the fight ended shortly after the robot was seen shaking out its limbs.

But according to Rek’s official X account, Lapenna “kept going and defeated” the mechanical menace.

Footage of the fight spread like wildfire on social media.

One wrote on X: “Screw UFC, I wanna see more of this.”

Another said: “How did this person find the courage? I would be afraid.”

And another said: “Early release of Black Mirror S08E01.”

One remarked: “Holy sh…😮😮😮 We’re toast, guys 😂.”

And another chimed in: “Humans are cooked💀”

Another stunned: “That’s terrifying.”

After the footage went viral, Rek revealed that the robot was actually being controlled by a human.

But even so, the fight still gave a frightening look at how automated machines could potentially have their way with humans in years to come.

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00:00An influencer was left battered and bruised after taking on a Terminator-like robot in an MMA fight.
00:05The rapid advancements in AI and robotics over the last few years have raised questions about
00:10humans' capabilities against androids. An American social media sensation Frankie LaPena
00:15recently decided to test himself against a six-foot robot. The human versus Terminator fight
00:22was held in a mixed martial arts cage and watched by scores of onlookers. After seeing the size of
00:27the robot, a man standing told LaPena before the fight said, I'm scared for you. The clip of the
00:32fight ended shortly after the robot was seen shaking out its limbs. But according to REC's
00:38official ex-account, LaPena kept going and defeated the mechanical menace. Footage of the fight spread
00:43like wildfire on social media.
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AN influencer was left battered and bruised after taking on a Terminator-like robot in an MMA fight.

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