Humanoid robots decommissioned in Terminator-style molten steel leap
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No more “I’ll be back”: robots made an epic leap straight into red-hot lava—the stunt was staged by an American manufacturer of humanoid robots
Fire literally engulfs the androids. One of them even manages to show off before plunging into the molten abyss. And not for just anyone, but for the Terminator himself.Arnold Schwarzenegger was the one who suggested this spectacular way...
Figure Just Sent Its Humanoid Robots Into a Molten Steel Furnace, Terminator-Style
Image Courtesy: Figure Figure has given its retired humanoid robots an unusual final assignment: jumping autonomously into a furnace filled with molten steel. The robotics company sent older F.02 units to a foundry in Imatra, Finland, where the machines leaped into a 75-ton electric arc furnace and were ultimately melted down. The unusual disposal operation […]
Robot company Figure has destroyed most of its old F.02 robots by having them jump autonomously into a furnace of molten steel. It is reminiscent of the end of Terminator 2, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger's character disappears into molten steel. Schwarzenegger played a role himself: the actor encouraged Figure to melt the robots and later joined the project. In Figure's video, he even shows up, although this time he is simply watching from the …
With regard to the question of what to do with retired F02 robots, Arnold Schwarzenegger was able to provide advice.
Helping Figure AI Melt Down Old Models Robot company Figure AI has released a new promotional video showing how it, together with Arnold Schwarzenegger, scraps leftover copies of its previous robot model, Figure 02. According to Figure, it was Schwarzenegger himself who suggested that the company melt down the robots when asked how to give the robot models a "dignified farewell." For those who know their Terminator history, Figure 02's farewell…
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