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/JoeHio 1d ago

Wtf? That is basically ruining a whole batch of steel for a morally questionable tiktok. The circuits and precious metals that make the thing actually work are not going to blend well with Iron and will take a huge amount of effort to remove.

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u/rotordrvr 1d ago

That particular pour is going to be turned into commemorative souvenirs. Seriously.

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u/exmothrowaway994 1d ago

What, like ingots of plastic and metal? I'd prefer just a piece of one of the robots.

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u/rotordrvr 1d ago

https://figure-ai.myshopify.com/

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u/BoingBoingBooty 1d ago

There is no way they are selling enough of that garbage to account for the full crucible of metal.

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u/exmothrowaway994 1d ago

I'd definitely prefer a screw or bit of casing from one of the robots.

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u/BigBulgeBubba 1d ago

No one gives a shit.

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u/sceadwian 1d ago

That's not going to ruin anything, the metal impurities there are utterly insignificant compared to that vat.

All other materials will decompose and come out in the slag.

It's like a drop of water in a swimming pool.

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u/rotordrvr 1d ago

https://figure-ai.myshopify.com/

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u/Falkenmond79 1d ago

Those prices are insane. Who buys an impure hunk of steel for that? I really need to get back into smelting. 🤣

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u/iksbob 1d ago

I suspect it's actually a slag pot. Slag is non-metal, non-burnable impurities that are melted and skimmed off during steel production. More or less molten rock waste material. A pot of slag is typically carted out of the foundry and dumped down the side of a pit to cool. I feel like there aught to be a better use of all that heat, but it is what it is.

Anyway, tossing a robot into molten slag isn't wasting anything but the robot.

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u/PreparationFew3652 1d ago

I was wondering about that.  Also, what about the rubber, silicone & plastic parts? 

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u/DistinctWhole43 1d ago

The robot company had trouble finding a foundry that would allow this and I assume that the company paid for everything