Figure says it had to build its own humanoid supply chain from scratch
adcock_brett · x · 2026-08-04
Figure says it had to build its own humanoid supply chain because there were no off-the-shelf parts.
- Brett Adcock says the company now “owns its destiny” because it designs most robot components itself.
- He says that vertical integration has attracted unusually hardcore engineers.
- The quoted discussion also highlights how deeply Figure designs parts such as motors, rotors, and stators, and how aggressively the company scaled early on.
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