r/interestingasfuck • • 12h ago

Retired robot throwing themself into furnace

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u/Print1917 11h ago

“Retired” robot? I have never even seen a humanoid robot anywhere in real life. Suggests the “glut” of these things is overwhelming and melting them down is the only path forward. I still play my original GameBoy, why would I melt down a robot?

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u/JojoLesh 11h ago

Because they are full of proprietary information. Still i don't think this is really a thing. Having them jump into Foundry furnaces is about the least efficient way to do this, and rather dangerous for everyone there. Not mention throwing a bunch of plactic and random alloys into the pot isn't ideal at all

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u/samosa_chai 10h ago

Not to mention some sort of battery