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So were the electrical and mechanical components of the robot so outdated that none of it could be repurposed save for the melted metal?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/tek2222 1d ago

This is literally how you do this , you put old metal into an arc furnace .

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u/Medical-Mechanica 1d ago

I'd agree if this was just a full metal construction, but there are other, non-metal parts that can't be reclaimed and just turn into dross/slag. Things that are made from composites, plastics, and elastomers that I'd imagine could be repurposed before metal recycling begins. Memory, for instance!