Figure AI CEO on Building General Purpose Robots

Figure's Brett Adcock discusses the company's humanoid robots, designed to perform human-like tasks in both commercial and domestic settings. Adcock emphasizes Figure's focus on selling "work" through full-stack, vertically integrated solutions, rather than just hardware or AI models. He highlights the deployment of robots at BMW for sheet metal handling and a logistics partnership, potentially with UPS, for package sorting. A key point is Figure's avoidance of teleoperation, aiming for fully autonomous robots that continuously learn and improve via shared neural networks. Adcock also addresses skepticism about Figure's ambitious targets, defends the company's strategy of minimizing public appearances, and affirms sufficient capital for manufacturing, AI development, and talent acquisition.