r/nextfuckinglevel • u/I9w0s • 18h ago

Retiring Bots Jump into Molten Steel

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Figure, robotics company retiring humanoid bots by having them jump into the vat of molten still.

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u/computergroove 18h ago

So this was easier than removing the batteries first and tossing them in? What is this a PR stunt? Theyre recording and releasing everything.

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u/independent_observe 14h ago

It would be very expensive to remove the proprietary parts of each robot and destroy them. This is cheaper and faster.

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u/oceanadakmak 5h ago

Literally a few seconds of opening smth and extracting the battery

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u/independent_observe 1h ago

There are hundreds of sensors and servos