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Figure Melts Retired Humanoid Robots in Terminator-Style Furnace Stunt
Figure is a company that makes humanoid robots.
It had older robots called Figure 02 that were no longer needed.
Instead of taking them apart by hand, the company melted some of them in a huge furnace.
The furnace was in Imatra, Finland.
The robots still had their batteries so they could move and jump.
One robot copied a famous scene from Terminator 2.
Arnold Schwarzenegger helped advise on the video.
Figure said the process also helped protect its special robot parts and save engineering time.
Figure disposed of older Figure 02 humanoid robots in a Finnish electric arc furnace.
One robot was lowered into the furnace while others jumped in under their own power.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and former MythBusters contributors helped develop the Terminator-inspired sequence.
Figure said melting the robots protected sensitive electronics and proprietary hardware from reuse or reverse engineering.
The melted material was returned to the United States for planned souvenir production.
- Who
- Figure, with advice from Arnold Schwarzenegger and former MythBusters team members.
- What
- Older Figure 02 humanoid robots were decommissioned by being melted in a furnace.
- Where
- At a 75-ton electric arc furnace in Imatra, Finland; the robots had previously worked at a BMW plant.
- When
- The article does not specify when the promotional video was made.
- Why
- Figure wanted to avoid maintaining an older fleet, save engineering time, and prevent proprietary components from being reused or reverse-engineered.
Key facts
- Robots involved
- Older Figure 02, or F.02, humanoid robots
- Furnace location
- Imatra, Finland
- Furnace type
- 75-ton electric arc furnace
- Batteries
- The robots' lithium-ion batteries remained installed so they could move and jump
- Creative inspiration
- The robots' destruction referenced Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Future plans
- Figure plans to make souvenirs from the melted material
- Robot count
- Figure did not disclose how many F.02 units were shipped to Finland or remain at its headquarters
Sources
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