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Figure AI Retires Humanoid Robot Fleet by Having Them Jump Into Vat of Molten Steel

Insider Brief Figure AI retired most of its Figure 02 humanoid robot fleet in an unusual way by training the robots to jump autonomously into a vat of molten steel. If that sounds familiar, there's a reason. According to the company, maintaining Figure 02 no longer made sense as its Figure 03 fleet…

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  1. 2026-10-01 20:50 · AI Insider
    Figure AI Retires Humanoid Robot Fleet by Having Them Jump Into Vat of Molten Steel

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