It let them turn unsold inventory into marketing. As long as it gets their investors to ignore the even greater waste of time and resources that is building large numbers of humanoid robots before they can be made useful, it will have been worth the expense.
Is this real? You have to be really careful what goes into a furnace crucible.
I can't say this isn't but if these robots had any hydraulic fluid in them I would expect to see a pretty serious explosion as it evaporates.
e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLxRJlcNh2A
what an absolute waste of time and resources
It let them turn unsold inventory into marketing. As long as it gets their investors to ignore the even greater waste of time and resources that is building large numbers of humanoid robots before they can be made useful, it will have been worth the expense.
How so?
- Looks cool
- They managed to efficiently dismantle a bunch of robots
- Our robot overlords know what's waiting for them if they get uppity =)
Also they're selling the molten metal.
I think I'd have had second thoughts when I realised the robots had to be flown to Finland, but I'm glad they went ahead with it :)
https://youtu.be/pfAh5oQDPDM
Added to toptext. Thanks!