Watch Figure’s latest humanoid robot performing tasks autonomously
Robotics startup Figure has shared a new video showing several of its humanoid robots performing a task that could be applied to the automotive industry.
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Persona’s founders are certain the world can use another humanoid robot
Read more: Persona’s founders are certain the world can use another humanoid robotAt this early stage, Persona’s pitch doesn’t stray far from the various humanoid firms with which it’s set to compete. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Understanding humanoid robots
Read more: Understanding humanoid robotsRobots made their stage debut the day after New Year’s 1921. More than half-a-century before the world caught its first glimpse of George Lucas’ droids, a small army of silvery humanoids took to the stages of the First Czechoslovak Republic. They were,…
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This New Robot Is So Far Ahead of Elon Musk’s Optimus That It’s Almost Embarrassing
Read more: This New Robot Is So Far Ahead of Elon Musk’s Optimus That It’s Almost EmbarrassingAs if Elon Musk needed yet another reason to hate OpenAI. Figure, a startup that’s partnered with OpenAI to develop a humanoid robot, released a new video on Wednesday. And it’s truly heads above anything Tesla has demonstrated to date with the Optimu…
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Figure rides the humanoid robot hype wave to $2.6B valuation
Read more: Figure rides the humanoid robot hype wave to $2.6B valuationToday Figure confirmed long-standing rumors that it’s raising more money than God. The Bay Area–based robotics firm has announced a $675 million Series B on a $2.6 billion valuation. The lineup of investors is equally impressive, including Microsoft, O…
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Feel the Presence of Pennywise at Escape It Las Vegas
Read more: Feel the Presence of Pennywise at Escape It Las VegasLas Vegas has long attracted tourists for the obvious reasons, but it’s more recently also become a foodie destinationas well as an immersive experience hub. Right off the Strip, you can be transported to Derry, Maine and have your own horrifying encou…
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First Bipedal Robots With Hands Coming to BMW Factory
Read more: First Bipedal Robots With Hands Coming to BMW FactoryBMW has signed a first-of-its-kind deal to put “humanoid” robots to work at one of its factories. The robots, which are designed to be more operationally flexible than traditional industrial robots, will supposedly assist the luxury car manufacturer wi…
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BMW will deploy Figure’s humanoid robot at South Carolina plant
Read more: BMW will deploy Figure’s humanoid robot at South Carolina plantFigure today announced a “commercial agreement” that will bring its first humanoid robot to a BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina. The Spartanburg plant is BMW’s only in the United States. As of 2019, the 8 million-square-foot camp…
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Figure’s humanoid robot walks for the camera
Read more: Figure’s humanoid robot walks for the cameraIn May of this year, TechCrunch ran a piece titled “Figure’s humanoid robot takes its first steps.” The story was a firsthand account of my visit to the startup’s South Bay offices. The headline was a reference to both the company’s first year of…
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Intel backs Figure’s Humanoid robot to the tune of $9 million
Read more: Intel backs Figure’s Humanoid robot to the tune of $9 millionBay Area-based robotics firm Figure this week announced that its humanoid officially took its first steps — a milestone it hit a few days shy of of the company’s first anniversary. Figure has made a good deal of progress in a short period, due in no small part to founder and CEO Brett Adcock’s initial $100…
