Figure Raises $675M, Led by Microsoft, to Deploy Humanoid Robots for Warehouses
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Figure raises $675M at a $2.6B valuation in a round led by Microsoft and including investors like OpenAI, Nvidia, and Amazon.
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The startup aims to deploy humanoid robots for industrial uses like warehouses, with a focus on speed, dexterity, and autonomy.
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Figure met its ambitious 1-year goal to build a walking bipedal robot. Videos show the robot carrying a tote in a warehouse.
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OpenAI will collaborate with Figure on AI models for natural language understanding between robots and humans.
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The funds will further Figure's go-to-market plans. It already has a deal with BMW on robotics.