Figure wins over skeptical robotics observer on its 1,000+ robot production numbers
Darpinian · x · 2026-10-01
Darpinian previously doubted Figure's claim of 1,000+ production robots, arguing the company still treated each robot as a special case rather than an expendable mass-produced unit. He now concedes after Figure's latest showing: "Well played, Figure."
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