Figure AI company destroyed robots in "Terminator" style

Figure AI company destroyed robots in "Terminator" style

The Figure AI company destroyed its fleet of F.02 humanoid robots in an unusual way. The machines independently jumped into a 75-ton electric arc furnace located at a foundry in the Finnish city of Imatra, after which they turned into molten metal, it was written.

When the company transitioned to the new generation F.03 robots, the need arose to dispose of the old ones. Keeping the old machines in working condition was not practical, and simply dismantling them could have exposed the firm's hardware solutions and taken up the time of engineers who needed to work on the subsequent F.04 model.

For this reason, Figure AI was forced to find a way to destroy the robots without opening their internal parts. Several factories in the US and Mexico refused to accept them due to the lithium-ion batteries installed in the machines. Ultimately, the company reached an agreement with the Finnish enterprise.

In the process of searching for a solution, Figure AI also asked for help from former participants of the "MythBusters" show. The idea of throwing the robots into the furnace was supported by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who later joined the project. It was the robot in the movie "Terminator", filmed with his participation, that ultimately fell into a metal smelting furnace and destroyed itself.

Before sending them to Finland, engineers trained the F.02 robot to jump to the required point. For this, large airbags were installed at Figure's headquarters in San Jose, and the robots were trained to jump from the second floor.

After the robots were melted, they were returned to the US in the form of cast metal. Figure AI stated that the events in the video are not computer graphics: the robots actually jumped into the burning furnace.