Figure Robotics: An Introduction to the Groundbreaking Company

Sunday - May 7 2023, 02:26 UTC - 1 year ago

Figure Robotics is a groundbreaking company that is looking to revolutionize the robotics industry. Founded by Brett Adcock, it has an experienced team of professionals, including roboticists from Boston Dynamics and Tesla. Their ambitious goals are to build a feature-complete electromechanical humanoid, perform human-like manipulation, and integrate them into the labor force. They have raised over $30 million in seed capital and have a 30,000-square-foot facility in Sunnyvale, California.

Robotics have been a mainstay in the industrial world for quite some time. However, Figure Robotics is setting out to revolutionize the way robots are utilized by introducing the world’s first fully electric, humanoid-like robot. Founded by Brett Adcock, Founder of Archer ($2.7B IPO, air taxi) and Vettery ($100M exit),Figure is a team of 40 that includes roboticists from Boston Dynamics and Tesla.

Figure is starting out with an emphasis on warehouse use cases. The first figure robot will be 1.6 meters tall, weigh 60 kilograms with a 20 kg payload, and have a battery life of 5 hours on a charge. Figure is backed by high-profile venture capitalist companies such as Bessemer Venture Partners, Airbnb and many others.

The vision of Figure Robotics is simple and ambitious, they want to “build a feature-complete electromechanical humanoid” and "Perform human-like manipulation" with the end goal of integrating "humanoids into the labor force." Figure Robotics raised over $30 million in seed capital to design and develop commercial humanoid robots. There 30,000-square-foot facility is in Sunnyvale, California, where the team works together to design and develop products for the Figure Master Plan.

Figure Robotics is a groundbreaking company that is sure to revolutionize the robotics industry. Their ambitious goals and experienced team of professionals make them a force to be reckoned with. This is only the beginning for Figure Robotics, and with the ever-changing world of robotics, the possibilities are limited only by the human imagination.