Figure AI
Mentioned in 7 analyzed podcast episodes across 7 shows
A humanoid robotics company founded by Brett Adcock that is developing advanced robots for home assistance and complex manipulation tasks, including models like Helix 2 with autonomous capabilities and dexterous hands. The company has secured major investment from leading tech firms and is planning to scale production to millions and billions of units annually. Figure AI is frequently discussed in AI and robotics podcasts as a key competitor in the rapidly advancing humanoid robotics space.
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Episode Mentions
MIT Technology Review Narrated · Apr 8, 2026
The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home
“Humanoid robotics company competing to build robots designed to work in factories and homes using collected movement data”
Last Week in AI · Feb 16, 2026
#235 - Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3-codex, Seedance 2.0, GLM-5
“Humanoid robotics company competing in same space as Aptronic and OneX”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Feb 13, 2026
The AI CEO Arrives: Sam Altman's Succession Plan, Job Loss Continues, and Our 2027 'Solve Everything' Paper | EP #230
“Brett Adcock leading humanoid robot development; planning millions then billions of robots annually”
Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson · Feb 2, 2026
Robots, AI Ethics, and the End of Thinking: Top Researcher on The State of AI in 2026
“Humanoid robotics company with major investment from leading tech firms, demonstrating home assistance robots”
AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical · Jan 30, 2026
The AI Holodeck Just Got Real: Google's Project Genie
“Developed Helix 2 robot with autonomous dishwasher loading/unloading and tactile sensing capabilities”
Elon Musk Podcast · Dec 28, 2025
China Just Deployed Humanoid Robots to Its Border With Vietnam
硅谷101 · Dec 11, 2025
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“Building humanoid robots with dexterous hands; demonstrated dual-arm card dealing and other complex manipulation tasks”