Figure trained its retired robots to jump into molten steel.
Figure retired its F.02 robot fleet on 30 September as the newer F.03 took over. Rather than strip them for parts, it had them leap into a furnace at a Finnish foundry. Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested the method and appears in the company's film.
Why it mattersRobot makers now destroy old machines so rivals cannot copy custom parts. The clip also shows how quickly one robot generation becomes scrap.
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