This is a hype reel from AI humanoid robot manufacturer Figure, which, in the last 120 days, has scaled manufacturing of their F.03 humanoid robots from 1 a day to more than 1 every hour. They will produce 55 robots this week, and the scaling continues. Presumably until they have

This is a video from a burrito factory (that, despite the mess everywhere, is still way more hygienic than the places I like to eat) of a SIGMA Equipment Solbern BF2 SS Dual Lane Burrito Folding machine doing its thing. Based on all the loose tortillas and filling thrown about,

This is a detailed factory tour of how Cup Noodle style ramen noodle bowls are made. SPOILER: not in a way that makes them any more or less appetizing. This was pretty much exactly what I expected — lots of industrial machinery and conveyor belts moving noodles from one place

This is a fascinating look (at least to me, but I love peeking behind the curtain) at how twister style popsicles are made. For those of you unfamiliar with twister popsicles, I feel sorry for you. I’m eating one right now! “Are you though?” No, I did have two limp

This is a clip from How It’s Made detailing how those overpriced pre-packaged sandwiches you find at gas stations are made. SPOILER: not in any way that makes them more appetizing, I don’t care how much you love robot mayo. Those sandwiches are rarely good, even when you pay $18

This is a tour detailing the process in which zinc-carbon AA batteries are manufactured at a Chinese factory, which can produce up to 500,000 batteries a day. That’s a lot of batteries! And what percentage of those do you think end up in a person’s butt? My guess is the

This is a clip of the painted eyeballs being applied to dolls during a multi-step process at a toy factory in Adana, Turkey. They start with a base of white (sclera), then add a ring of blue iris before completing the look with black pupil and eyelash on the side.

This is a video from the appropriately titled television series How It’s Made detailing how mayonnaise is manufactured at the Duke’s plant in Mauldin, South Carolina. SPOILER: Not in any way that’s going to make you want to run to the fridge and eat a spoonful. Or, who knows, maybe