Shawn Ryan Tests a Real Humanoid Robot

The demonstration features Figure's third-generation humanoid robot, weighing 135 pounds and standing 5'6" tall, designed to perform human-like tasks including folding laundry, washing dishes, and manufacturing work. The robot represents significant improvements over previous generations, being lighter and skinnier while maintaining the same strength and speed. It features advanced sensory capabilities with cameras for vision, fifth-generation hands with palm cameras and tactile sensors in each fingertip, and 40 electric motor joints controlled entirely by neural networks without traditional code. The robot operates for 4-5 hours on a single charge and can recharge in one hour using inductive charging through foot pads that deliver about 2 kilowatts of power. Figure has secured commercial partnerships with BMW, a major logistics company, and Brookfield (a large real estate firm), with two additional customers to be announced within 60 days. The company manufactures these robots at their facility called Baku, producing one unit approximately every 90 minutes with plans to scale to 40-50,000 units annually at full capacity, and ultimately targeting one million units per year within the decade. The robot demonstrates impressive balance and push recovery capabilities, and the company achieved walking functionality within three years of founding, with plans for annual iterations that will dramatically improve each generation.