Retired AI Robots Jump Into Molten Steel Pit, Arnold Schwarzenegger Suggested It

Figure gave its retired F.02 humanoid robots an unusually cinematic send-off: the company had them autonomously jump into a 75-ton electric furnace filled with molten steel.

The older robots were melted down to protect Figure's proprietary hardware as it expands its F.03 fleet, the company says.

The videos of the jumps are described as incredible, per www.barstoolsports.com. The scene draws a direct comparison to the molten lava pit in "Terminator 2: Judgement Day," the source notes.

Engineers trained the robots using movements from stunt performers, with rehearsals on airbags in California before the units were shipped to a steel foundry in Finland. There, the robots were programmed to jump headfirst into the furnace — gleefully, according to the source.

It is a farewell that looks less like a decommissioning and more like a scene pulled from the sci-fi canon that inspired it.

HOW THE JUMPS WERE TRAINED

Engineers trained the robots to perform the jump using movements from stunt performers, rehearsing on airbags in California before sending them to a steel foundry in Finland. There, the robots were programmed to gleefully jump headfirst into their own fiery demise, according to www.barstoolsports.com.

The decommissioning was done respectfully, the source notes, adding that the send-off was handled with care.

It is a farewell that looks less like a standard hardware retirement and more like a scene pulled from the sci-fi canon that inspired it.