Foundries refused Figure's humanoid robot destruction, sparking safety and IP debate
MarwaEldiwiny · x · 2026-10-03
- Marwa Eldiwiny voices respect for multiple US and Mexico foundries that refused to destroy a Figure humanoid robot containing lithium-ion batteries inside their equipment—a signal, she argues, that this was not a sensible decommissioning approach, as Figure's own account confirms.
- Her concerns: environmental risks of disposing a battery-laden machine, safety risks to people filming and carrying out the stunt, and the ambiguity of "decommissioning" something that isn't even a commercial product yet.
- She calls for a serious robotics-community discussion about startup responsibility in building and destroying complex machines, and says she's baffled that many accept Figure's IP rationale without question.
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