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Humanoid robots destroy themselves after being decommissioned

Summary by The Independent
The two-year-old robots were trained to throw themselves into molten steel after no longer serving a purpose

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The American company Figure, specialized in the development of humanoid robots controlled by artificial intelligence, found a spectacular way to get rid of the old F.02 models. Robots were taught to jump into a molten steel oven, in an operation directly inspired by the famous movie series "Terminator", with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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The robotics company explained that dismantling them would have taken too long and that the idea was from Arnold Schwarzenegger himself.

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Humanoid robots destroy themselves after being decommissioned

The two-year-old robots were trained to throw themselves into molten steel after no longer serving a purpose

·London, United Kingdom
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The American technology company Figure, specialized in the creation of humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence (AI), destroyed obsolete robots by teaching them to jump into...

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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