Huge funding round makes 'Figure' Big Tech's favorite humanoid robot company

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Humanoid robotics business Figure AI announcement he raised $675 million In A funding round Since A star casting of Big Technology investors. THE business, which goals has commercialize A humanoid robot, NOW has A $2.6 billion assessment. Participants In THE last funding round include Microsoft, THE OpenAI To start up Funds, NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos's Bezos Expeditions, Ride Adventure Capital, Intel Capital, Align Companies, And ARK Invest. With all these Great name Investors, Figure East officially Big Technology favorite humanoid robotics business. THE manufacturing industry East socket notice, Also. In January, Figure even announcement A commercial agreement with BMW has to have robots work on It is production line.

"In conjunction with This investment," THE press release bed, "Figure And OpenAI to have between In A collaboration agreement has develop following generation AI models For humanoid robots, combining OpenAI research with The figures deep understanding of robotics material And software. THE collaboration goals has help accelerate The figures commercial chronology by improve THE abilities of humanoid robots has process And reason Since language."

With all This threshing And funding, THE robot must be amazing, RIGHT? GOOD, THE business East new And only revealed It is First of all humanoid "prototype," THE "Figure 01," In October. HAS that time, THE business said he represented about 12 month of work. With Veterans Since "Boston Dynamic, You're here, Google Deep spirit, And Archer Aviation," THE business has A strong departure period.

All right, It is time has take up A box, SO get out your huge hands And to input socket. Figure

Those very large hands seem has be THE to focus of THE robot. They are just incredibly complex And look has be aimed has A 1:1 build of A human hand. Figure

Just look has All inside those fingers. He looks as there are tendons of a few kind. Figure

Not impressed with This “Pooped your pants" to walk ride a bike, which doesn't Really to use THE knees Or ankles. Figure

A plot of THE material appears has be waiting For software has to use he, as THE screen that serves as THE the robots confront. He only seems has run A screen saver. Figure

THE real design of THE robot appears has be solid aluminum And electrically operated, aimed For A exact 1:1 match F...