20 People Who Got First-Hand Proof That Technology Still Has a Long Way to Go

Over the past few decades, our daily lives have changed dramatically. Many familiar processes have become automated, and all kinds of robots and gadgets have been made to perform tasks that we used to do manually. However, some of us still look at modern technology and devices with a degree of mistrust, and, perhaps, not without reason.

Here at CHEERY, we’re happy to see the progress made by science and technology, but the photos from Internet users in today’s selection do make us wonder if it might be too early to blindly rely on robots and gadgets.

1. “This is what I woke up to.”

2. “Our cat was getting a little chonky, so we got an automatic pet feeder to ration his food throughout the day.”

“We were upset cause that thing was expensive! We got the auto feeder because that cat was food-obsessed, and we wanted to be able to leave on weekend trips, etc. without leaving out large amounts of food. Guess that didn’t play out.”

3. “Robot pushed past me and gave me this grin as it closed the elevator door without me.”

4. Run, Forest, run!

5. “The grocery robot pleaded for 15 minutes for cleanup in aisle 16 for a square of tissue. No one came.”

6. “Apparently my robot vacuum is on strike. Found it in the bathroom, where it used the doorjamb to shut itself off.”

7. “Accidently dropped my work keys into the toilet. When I got up to fish them out, it automatically flushed itself.”

8. “The robot takeover has begun.”

9. Let’s face it, some drivers do it too.

10. “Our automatic paper towel dispenser went on the fritz.”

11. “Last I saw my $50 Costco drone before I turned it on and watched it fly straight out into the ocean.”

12. “Robotic lawnmower can no longer mow.”

13. “Our robot vacuum escaped and went for a swim.”

14. “My step tracker got a bit aggressive after I took it off for a full day.”

15. As long as they’re this easy to stop, we’re OK.

16. “This pool robot gets stuck behind the handrail nearly every day.”

17. “So, part of the automated chicken feeding system broke today.”

18. When you forget to change to winter tires.

19. “My robot vacuum tried to take out the competition today.”

20. “Frozen yogurt robot at NASA made the cup to her exact specifications, showed it to her, and then took it back. Basically a Terminator.”

Have you ever been witness to hilarious situations involving robots or gadgets?