Figure sends Helix 2.5 humanoid robots into 30 unseen homes with no retraining
minchoi · x · 2026-09-18
Figure has deployed humanoid robots running Helix 2.5 into 30 homes the system had never seen, handling laundry, making beds, folding towels, and picking toys off the floor. According to the report, no retraining was needed — the model generalized to the new environments and started working right away, a notable step for general-purpose home robotics.
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