‘I’m scared for you’: Amateur fighter takes on humanoid robot in historic caged showdown

By Ben Cost

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.

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