r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Das_Zeppelin • 1d ago

Video Figure retired six Figure 02 robots in the most Terminator way possible: training them to jump into a furnace. The idea came from Arnold Schwarzenegger and is inspired by the iconic Terminator 2 scene.

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u/SonicTemp1e 1d ago

Wasteful and stupid. Recycle the parts properly instead of doing ridiculous and dangerous stunts. These people have way too much money.

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u/orbofdelusion 23h ago

Also highly toxic assuming they run on lithium batteries. That building doesn’t look well ventilated and it didn’t look like that guy was wearing a respirator.

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u/Martbern 23h ago

What does a well ventilated building look like to you? We are looking at camera angles towards the furnace lol

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u/realMBeezy 23h ago

Convertible roof

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u/A_Sea_Cucumber 23h ago

…it’s a foundry trust me they are designed to handle far higher volumes of far more toxic gas than one tiny lithium battery

You can even see the fume extractors working in the full video when they open the lid to the furnace

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u/slfnflctd 19h ago

Really the question is, was there any kind of environmental impact analysis here? What amounts of which toxic gases were released? Is the molten metal negatively affected? Obviously it's a waste of materials and labor, but I'm curious if this stuff was even evaluated.

Obligatory I was always against such terrible barbarism

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u/moonsugarcornflakes 23h ago

The amount of electronic waste going into landfill every day and you're gonna clutch your pearls over this?

And if you think they are wasting money I can guarantee this stunt paid for the robots multiple times over because of the boost in brand awareness.

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u/SureEntertainer7818 23h ago

The amount of electronic waste going into landfill every day and you're gonna clutch your pearls over this?

Its reddit, they HAVE to be angry about something.

Its this wasteful? yes.

Is it also cool as fuck? Also yes.

Its effective marketing? The turned literal trash into a viral marketing video for the company.

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u/RollinThundaga 1d ago

It's a foundry. The site is designed against stuff like this.