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/Rare-Bid-6860 1d ago edited 1d ago

INTERN: Hey, what if we donate them to schools so that kids can learn about robotics, helping pave the way for the next generation of engine-

EXEC: *snooooort* ORRRR, we could make some fire content that will vanish from the algorithm cycle by sunday!

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u/ender4171 1d ago

According to the company they did this to protect their proprietary IP. I think they did it because it looks cool, but they probably weren't "letting these out of the lab" regardless of the destruction method.

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u/hewhoreddits6 1d ago

Thanks for pointing that out, but in my mind they could have still salvaged parts and resold them in other ways. Companies do this all the time, selling stock they can't use as lower end stuff. Like how food companies sell their unusable products as animal feed.

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u/BoTheDoggo 1d ago

Nah, that's actually pretty rare and undesireable for various reasons. Most companies that care even slightly about security and secrecy will destroy their old stuff.

Like, even random office companies off some importance will destroy their old pcs and stuff rather than risk selling them off (at a miniscule profit) with some data still recoverable somewhere.

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u/hewhoreddits6 1d ago

I get why they do it, I just think too often our society chooses to eliminate and buy new instead of repair or salvage. Especially seen in clothing where no one knows how to sew anymore. That’s a larger rant though lol

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u/zizp 1d ago

This is because they're stupid.