Figure's Brett Adcock teases 'max AGI' humanoid, robots roam HQ autonomously
adcock_brett · x · 2026-09-11
Figure founder Brett Adcock announced 'max AGI' — a humanoid robot that can do everything a human can. Quoting context notes multiple Figure robots already moving around the company's San Jose HQ without step-by-step human control. Adcock stresses the goal is autonomous real-world operation, not staged demos, though concrete capability details remain undisclosed.
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