Олександр КузьменкоRobots
5 October 2026, 16:45
2026-10-05
American Figure disposed of its F.02 humanoid robots in a Finnish furnace on the advice of Arnold Schwarzenegger
The American company Figure has released videos of the disposal of its first-generation F.02 humanoid robots, which were dropped into a 75-ton furnace with molten steel. Arnold Schwarzenegger himself joined the project: it was he who advised to melt down the devices, and one of the machines gave a thumbs up before being immersed in the metal, recreating the iconic scene from the movie "Terminator 2."
The American company Figure has released videos of the disposal of its first-generation F.02 humanoid robots, which were dropped into a 75-ton furnace with molten steel. Arnold Schwarzenegger himself joined the project: it was he who advised to melt down the devices, and one of the machines gave a thumbs up before being immersed in the metal, recreating the iconic scene from the movie "Terminator 2."
This is stated in the official blog and video materials of the company Figure AI.
The need to dispose of the F.02 arose due to the expansion of the fleet of the new generation F.03 robots and the active development of the next model, the F.04. Since the F.02 contains specially designed drives and intellectual property, their transfer to third parties was impossible. At the same time, manual disassembly of each robot would take too much time for technical specialists.
Figure CEO Brett Adcock asked Twitter users for ideas for decommissioning the robots. Arnold Schwarzenegger responded with advice to melt down the devices, after which the actor personally supported the idea.
Screenshot from X (Twitter)
Metallurgical plants in the US and Mexico refused to accept devices with lithium-ion batteries. The only company that agreed to the procedure was a plant in Imatra, Finland, which provided 24 hours and six melting cycles in an electric arc furnace.
Before the trip, Figure engineers trained robots on their San Jose campus to jump from the second floor of a building onto a cushion of air, using the stuntmen’s movements as a guide. Based on this data, the AI model learned to accurately calculate the bucket jump and perform various tricks.
During the smelting process in Finland, robotic systems executed algorithms in extreme temperatures and electromagnetic fields. The resulting metal was used to create a limited edition souvenir called “Artifact F.02” — a scaled-down replica of the robot’s main unit.
The company also opened pre-orders for two merchandise options: a small 1/3 scale model for $500 and a large 2/3 scale for $1,900. At the time of publication, the large version was completely sold out, and less than 200 of the small souvenirs remained.
"In the age of AI-generated video, it’s worth noting clearly: we actually taught robots to jump on their own, sent them to Finland, and made them jump into a vat of molten steel," Figure AI emphasized.
The F.02 robot was a key milestone in Figure’s development: it was used in pilot projects at BMW factories, in the development of the Helix system, as well as in logistics and household tasks. Most of the robots in this series have already been destroyed, and only a few copies will remain in storage at the company’s headquarters.
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