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Figure AI Trains Retired Robots to Dive Into Molten Steel

Original: Figure AI Trains Retired Robots to Dive Into Molten Steel https://gizmodo.com/figure-ai-trains-retired-robots-to-dive-in

Robotics company Figure AI is reportedly training decommissioned robots to dive into vats of molten steel, according to a Gizmodo report drawing attention online. The unusual image of retired humanoid robots being used in such an extreme industrial setting has sparked curiosity and discussion about what the company is actually testing and why.

Why now: The striking claim that retired robots are being sent into molten steel is an unusual and eye-catching robotics story driving curiosity.

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• Figure AI Trains Retired Robots to Dive Into Molten Steel https://gizmodo.com/figure-ai-trains-retired-robots-to-dive-into-molten-steel-2000820643 # Robots # AI # Science · gizmodo@robot.villas · 4

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