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Figure joins the general-purpose humanoid race
From The Long Road to Humanoid Robots: From Walking Machines to AI Workers
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Industry
Figure joins the general-purpose humanoid race
A venture-backed company targeted labour shortages and unsafe work, marking a shift toward industrial competition.
Figure launched with a plan to build general-purpose humanoid robots for jobs facing labor shortages or safety risks. Fast funding rounds and early industrial partnerships signaled that investors and manufacturers saw a plausible commercial opening. But a successful short demo is a long way from proving a robot is economically worth running every single day.
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