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AI robot firm melts decommissioned robots in Terminator-style send-off

Original: AI robot company decommissioned its robots ‘Terminator-style’ in a 75-ton vat of molten steel — Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested melting them, one robot held up a thumbs-up sign as it sank into molten metal

An AI robotics company decommissioned its robots by dunking them into a 75-ton vat of molten steel, staging the destruction in a nod to the Terminator films. Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly suggested melting the machines, and as one robot sank into the metal it raised a thumbs-up gesture, echoing the iconic scene from Terminator 2. The theatrical disposal has drawn amused and uneasy reactions online.

Why now: The deliberate Terminator parody, complete with Schwarzenegger's involvement and the thumbs-up moment, makes for striking and shareable spectacle at a time of public anxiety about AI and robots.

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• AI robot company decommissioned its robots ‘Terminator-style’ in a 75-ton vat of molten steel — Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested melting them, one robot held up a thumbs-up sign as it sank into molten metal · Tom's Hardware

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