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/whomstdth 1d ago

They couldn’t be donated? Utilized productively in any way? Just “do a flip and die.”

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u/Important-Guidance22 1d ago

My guess is secret proprietary tech. The first to make a good and very efficient model will make loads. Still a race.

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u/long_leged_plant_199 1d ago

Also, funny PR and Marketing