GoKawiilFigure robotics retires F.02 humanoid fleet by melting units in molten steel
Figure, the U.S. robotics company, decommissioned its older F.02 humanoid robots by having them jump into a 75-ton vat of molten steel at a foundry in Finland. CEO Brett Adcock said disassembly was impractical due to proprietary technology and limited staff, and crowdsourced the idea on X, where Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested melting them. The robots performed the jump and melt sequence successfully across six melts within a 24-hour window, with the resulting steel bars shipped back to the U.S.
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The stunt doubles as a public demonstration of the robots' physical reliability under extreme stress, which could serve as informal marketing for Figure's engineering capabilities. It also highlights a practical problem facing robotics firms as hardware iterates quickly: disposing of proprietary machines safely without diverting resources from active development, like Figure's upcoming F.04 model.
- Figure melted its retired F.02 robots in a 75-ton vat of molten steel at a Finnish foundry.
- CEO Brett Adcock crowdsourced the decommissioning idea on X, with Arnold Schwarzenegger suggesting the melting method.
- The robots functioned correctly throughout the jump-and-melt process, despite heat and electromagnetic interference, across six melts in 24 hours.
Source: tomshardware.com — Jowi Morales, 2026-10-04
Published there as: “AI robot company decommissioned its robots ‘Terminator-style’ in a 75-ton vat of molten steel”
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