From The Drive · Adam Ismail · · 1m
Robots Hurl Themselves Into Molten Steel
Figure AI's F.02 robots leap into molten steel after BMW plant work.
In brief
Figure AI's F.02 robots leap into molten steel after BMW plant work. Figure AI's F.02 robots were sent to Finland to jump into molten steel after working at a BMW plant. Originally reported by The Drive.
Figure AI's F.02 Robots
Figure AI, a 2022 startup valued at $39 billion, built humanoid robots that worked at a BMW South Carolina plant.
Robots Hurl Themselves Into Molten Steel
Figure AI sent F.02 robots to Finland to jump into molten steel after training them to fall and flip.
F.02 Decommission Process
Figure AI trained robots on stunt choreography and test falls before shipping them to Finland for molten steel jumps.
F.02's Molten Steel Jump
Figure AI's F.02 robots jumped into molten steel in Finland after being trained to fall and flip.
Post-Jump Repurposing
Figure AI repurposed F.02 robots into limited-edition artifacts after their molten steel jumps.
The main idea
Figure AI's F.02 robots were sent to Finland to jump into molten steel after working at a BMW plant.
