Figure's F.02 robots retire by autonomously leaping into molten steel
carlosdponx · x · 2026-10-01
Figure CEO Brett Adcock shared behind-the-scenes footage of the F.02 robot 'decommission': the robots were actually trained to jump autonomously, shipped to Finland, and had them leap into a vat of molten steel. A dramatic and genuinely autonomous robot demo that's become an industry spectacle.
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