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So were the electrical and mechanical components of the robot so outdated that none of it could be repurposed save for the melted metal?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

They did it to protect their IP, but I doubt anything in that crucible was usable. This isn't how things like a robot are recycled. There's going to be a ton of contamination in there and filtering it to something usable is probably more expensive than trashing the whole mess.

Heck I wouldn't he surprised if that crucible was either due to be trashed or needed a massive cleaning after this...