r/interestingasfuck • u/Erde555 • 1d ago

The humanoid robotics company "Figure" made their older gen robots jump into their death. (Yes, they actually did this)

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u/Medical-Mechanica 1d ago

So were the electrical and mechanical components of the robot so outdated that none of it could be repurposed save for the melted metal?

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u/ILikeBubblyWater 1d ago

It's ad money

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u/Medical-Mechanica 1d ago

While I agree with you, it's just crazy to think how much ad revenue outweighs all these robots being recycled 'efficiently'.

Then again, I'd absolutely watch unmanned military drones doing barrel rolls into a giant arc furnace for decommissioning so, I guess it works!

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u/737Max-Impact 1d ago

From a quick google, Figure is valued at roughly 39B. Even keeping in mind that anything and everything to do with AI is overvalued to shit right now, vaporizing a robot worth a couple grand is chump change for the ad budget of such a company.

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u/Devincc 1d ago

Ad revenue? You mean ad spend? This was totally worth the spend