Figure's New Robot Returns to Factory Floor After Building 30,000 BMWs
VraserX · x · 2026-08-03
The author argues that the real benchmark for humanoid robots isn't parkour, but handling a crooked bin of parts at 2 a.m. without engineer intervention. Figure stated its previous robot helped build 30,000 BMWs, and its new model is already back on the factory floor.
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