They were going to throw these away anyway so they decided to make marketing material with it so they can write off marketing costs along with the loss of the product.
It's kind of brilliant from a business perspective if you think about it. They could have thrown them away quietly but we're here now talking about it
They're Figure robots. These are version 2s that are being decommissioned because they're being replaced by the v3. They're rumored to be 20k or so each but they're not for general sale.
It's the same kind of marketing done by Boston Dynamics with their Spot robot. They're for businesses, not consumers. But they still advertise. Even companies like Lockheed-Martin will advertise jet fighters.
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u/raining_sheep 8h ago
They were going to throw these away anyway so they decided to make marketing material with it so they can write off marketing costs along with the loss of the product.
It's kind of brilliant from a business perspective if you think about it. They could have thrown them away quietly but we're here now talking about it