Figure CEO: usage surge knocked backend down twice, two hotfixes shipped
adcock_brett · x · 2026-10-17
Figure CEO Brett Adcock says usage is surging, the backend has gone down twice, and the team has shipped two hotfixes so far — but service is holding on and "the pizzas are still going out." The post signals rapidly growing demand on Figure's robot infrastructure.
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