Figure Launches Index Dataset, Commits $1B to Compute and Data
coreylynch · x · 2026-08-26
Figure has launched Index, the world's largest and most diverse physical dataset for robot training. Collected via a crowdsourcing app, it features over 264,000 downloads across 100+ countries and 16 million video uploads, processing 30 minutes of video per second. Figure committed to spending over $1 billion on data and compute in the next 12 months to scale the Helix model's capabilities.
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