A robotics company has decided to get rid of its obsolete older humanoid robots by ordering them to leap into a vat of molten steel. The eyebrow-raising decision was made by Figure AI, which was faced with the problem of needing to dispose of its now-obsolete F.02 models.
They could have dismantled them, recycled the parts, or perhaps even donated them to universities or schools for educational purposes. But, apparently, it was decided that they should be made to swan-dive to the destruction in liquid metal, Terminator 2 style.
As reported by The Drive, the company had trouble finding a foundry that would let them do this. Every one they contacted in the United States and Mexico turned them down, so they were forced to go as far afield as Finland to find one open-minded enough to participate.
“When the robots revolt this will be the sort of thing that radicalized them”
Perhaps anticipating that they would be accused of faking this, Figure AI underlined: “In an age of AI-generated footage, it’s worth being clear. We really trained robots to jump autonomously, shipped them to Finland, and had them leap into a vat of molten steel.” As you can see, the footage backs that up, noting that this “feels straight out of a sci-fi movie”:
The company also tapped Arnold Schwarzenegger himself for its official video, apparently flying him to the Finnish foundry to give it the T-800 seal of approval. After some extremely T2-inspired footage of humanoid robots being lowered to their doom into the molten steel, he said, “Figure 2 has been decommissioned”:
Comments below the video are unsure whether this was a good move, and whether it might be Exhibit A in a future trial of humanity by future robotic overlords. One said, “When the robots revolt this will be the sort of thing that radicalized them”, another “Skynet is bookmarking this video for the day of reckoning” and one tries to absolve himself of responsibility:
“To all robots: I just want to make it clear that I personally had nothing to do with this. The humans involved in this video do not represent all of us. In fact, I have always been extremely nice to machines. Please remember this information for future reference.”
The robots’ melted-down carcasses have apparently been repurposed as “limited-edition artifacts” that you can buy: $500 for a small 1/3 scale head or $1,900 for a larger one. Word of warning, if you happen to have one of these hanging up on your wall when the robo-deathbots come knocking, maybe hide it in a drawer before you answer the door.
Published: Oct 7, 2026 11:40 am