Figure's robot video drew criticism on X from one viewer, who called its presentation disturbing and potentially dystopian.
Footage attributed to Figure AI founder Brett Adcock is described in one post on X as showing Figure 03 robots at the company's San Jose headquarters. A critic says the presentation grabbed attention but did little to support positive uses of humanoid robotics.
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@rohanpaul_aithis is some scene. Brett Adcock, founder of Figure AI, posted a video of real Figure 03 humanoid robots at the company’s San Jose, California headquarters campus.
@OmnimesOfficialOver an 11-month pilot at BMW’s Spartanburg plant, Figure 02 logged 1,250 hours of work, an average of under 4 hours a day. That number has aged better than every clip from this week. Brett Adcock shows dozens of Figure 03 units strolling across the campus lawn, BotQ has reportedly been building one robot per hour since May, robots have outnumbered people at Figure since June, and the 1,000th unit rolled out in July. Meanwhile BMW, the only customer with public factory floor numbers, reports more than 90,000 parts moved and a role in building over 30,000 X3s for the older model. The new Figure 03 got a harder parts sequencing job there, but nobody has published its hours per shift yet. If someone at your plant starts putting humanoids into a business case, the first question should be utilization per shift, not the vendor’s production rate, because a robot working 4 hours out of 24 effectively costs six times more per hour. BotQ’s one-robot-per-hour pace will matter once more factories than one start publishing numbers like these. For now, the hardest-working humanoid in California is the one walking in front of the camera.
@BrianRoemmeleA real video of the Figure factory. It is a disturbing perhaps dystopian failure of thought to present humanoid robotics in this light. It got my cheap attention but the smell it leaves is not supportive of the positive use of this technology. Advice: think before you nerd post. I’ll give advice for free just been thinking about this since the late 1970s.@rohanpaul_aithis is some scene. Brett Adcock, founder of Figure AI, posted a video of real Figure 03 humanoid robots at the company’s San Jose, California headquarters campus.@OmnimesOfficialOver an 11-month pilot at BMW’s Spartanburg plant, Figure 02 logged 1,250 hours of work, an average of under 4 hours a day. That number has aged better than every clip from this week. Brett Adcock shows dozens of Figure 03 units strolling across the campus lawn, BotQ has reportedly been building one robot per hour since May, robots have outnumbered people at Figure since June, and the 1,000th unit rolled out in July. Meanwhile BMW, the only customer with public factory floor numbers, reports more than 90,000 parts moved and a role in building over 30,000 X3s for the older model. The new Figure 03 got a harder parts sequencing job there, but nobody has published its hours per shift yet. If someone at your plant starts putting humanoids into a business case, the first question should be utilization per shift, not the vendor’s production rate, because a robot working 4 hours out of 24 effectively costs six times more per hour. BotQ’s one-robot-per-hour pace will matter once more factories than one start publishing numbers like these. For now, the hardest-working humanoid in California is the one walking in front of the camera.@BrianRoemmeleA real video of the Figure factory. It is a disturbing perhaps dystopian failure of thought to present humanoid robotics in this light. It got my cheap attention but the smell it leaves is not supportive of the positive use of this technology. Advice: think before you nerd post. I’ll give advice for free just been thinking about this since the late 1970s.@rohanpaul_aithis is some scene. Brett Adcock, founder of Figure AI, posted a video of real Figure 03 humanoid robots at the company’s San Jose, California headquarters campus.@OmnimesOfficialOver an 11-month pilot at BMW’s Spartanburg plant, Figure 02 logged 1,250 hours of work, an average of under 4 hours a day. That number has aged better than every clip from this week. Brett Adcock shows dozens of Figure 03 units strolling across the campus lawn, BotQ has reportedly been building one robot per hour since May, robots have outnumbered people at Figure since June, and the 1,000th unit rolled out in July. Meanwhile BMW, the only customer with public factory floor numbers, reports more than 90,000 parts moved and a role in building over 30,000 X3s for the older model. The new Figure 03 got a harder parts sequencing job there, but nobody has published its hours per shift yet. If someone at your plant starts putting humanoids into a business case, the first question should be utilization per shift, not the vendor’s production rate, because a robot working 4 hours out of 24 effectively costs six times more per hour. BotQ’s one-robot-per-hour pace will matter once more factories than one start publishing numbers like these. For now, the hardest-working humanoid in California is the one walking in front of the camera.@BrianRoemmeleA real video of the Figure factory. It is a disturbing perhaps dystopian failure of thought to present humanoid robotics in this light. It got my cheap attention but the smell it leaves is not supportive of the positive use of this technology. Advice: think before you nerd post. I’ll give advice for free just been thinking about this since the late 1970s.@rohanpaul_aithis is some scene. Brett Adcock, founder of Figure AI, posted a video of real Figure 03 humanoid robots at the company’s San Jose, California headquarters campus.@OmnimesOfficialOver an 11-month pilot at BMW’s Spartanburg plant, Figure 02 logged 1,250 hours of work, an average of under 4 hours a day. That number has aged better than every clip from this week. Brett Adcock shows dozens of Figure 03 units strolling across the campus lawn, BotQ has reportedly been building one robot per hour since May, robots have outnumbered people at Figure since June, and the 1,000th unit rolled out in July. Meanwhile BMW, the only customer with public factory floor numbers, reports more than 90,000 parts moved and a role in building over 30,000 X3s for the older model. The new Figure 03 got a harder parts sequencing job there, but nobody has published its hours per shift yet. If someone at your plant starts putting humanoids into a business case, the first question should be utilization per shift, not the vendor’s production rate, because a robot working 4 hours out of 24 effectively costs six times more per hour. BotQ’s one-robot-per-hour pace will matter once more factories than one start publishing numbers like these. For now, the hardest-working humanoid in California is the one walking in front of the camera.@BrianRoemmeleA real video of the Figure factory. It is a disturbing perhaps dystopian failure of thought to present humanoid robotics in this light. It got my cheap attention but the smell it leaves is not supportive of the positive use of this technology. Advice: think before you nerd post. I’ll give advice for free just been thinking about this since the late 1970s.
