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What started as a modest 8-hour challenge just transformed into an unprecedented 200-hour endurance flex. Here is how Brett Adcock’s multi-day robotics marathon finally ended (with bubbly, of course).
Humanoid News From the US
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As it prepares to unveil its first general-purpose robot, the well-funded robotics startup brings on Damien Kieran as Head of Legal and Pally Kumar as Head of Operations.
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Figure AI pitted a human intern against its Figure 03 autonomous humanoid fleet in a head-to-head package sorting trial. While humanity secured a narrow victory, the machine fleet proved its real value through unbroken persistence.
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Boston Dynamics has showcased its all-electric Atlas robot carrying a 100-pound mini-fridge, highlighting a closing sim-to-real gap and a critical shift toward robust physical intelligence.
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In a new interview, the Meta Chief AI Scientist and AMI Labs founder doubles down on world models, arguing that the massive data requirements of current humanoid demos prove the Vision-Language-Action (VLA) approach is a dead end.
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Figure's unedited autonomous livestream has crossed 61 hours, sorting over 80,000 packages. CEO Brett Adcock addresses teleoperation skepticism, details a total shift away from Chinese supply chains, and teases Figure 4 as an "iPhone 1 moment" for robotics.
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Less than two months after its massive Series A, RJ Scaringe’s Mind Robotics has secured an additional $400 million to scale its "Physical AI" platform within the automotive sector and beyond.
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What began as a one-shift challenge has evolved into a multi-day endurance test for Figure’s Helix-02 neural network, as the company’s "Bob, Frank, and Gary" units attempt to hold the line under the gaze of thousands of live viewers.
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Figure AI has launched its promised 8-hour livestream. While the robot is crushing its sub-3-second speed targets, some viewers are questioning the narrow scope of the demonstration.
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Figure CEO Brett Adcock announces that the company’s next-generation humanoid, Figure 04, has entered production preparation, marking a radical shift in engineering and manufacturability.
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A new factory tour offers a deep dive into 1X Technologies’ vertically integrated manufacturing strategy and CEO Bernt Børnich’s increasing confidence in launch-day autonomy.
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Following a public challenge regarding the industrial utility of humanoids, Figure CEO Brett Adcock has committed to a live broadcast of the company's autonomous operations to prove 24/7 reliability.