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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 its retired humanoid robots to jump into vats of molten steel, an unusual move described in a Gizmodo report. The story is drawing attention for its striking imagery and questions about how AI firms recycle and retrain obsolete machines for dangerous industrial work.

Why now: The bizarre premise of repurposing retired humanoid robots for molten steel work is capturing attention online.

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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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