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Watch: Figure’s 01 humanoids now working at BMW’s car plant in US (interestingengineering.com)
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"In January 2024, Figure signed its first commercial agreement with BMW to deploy its humanoid robot in the German carmaker’s production facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Now, the California-based robotics firm has released a video showcasing its 01 humanoid robot executing its first job by participating in the vehicle assembly process."

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[-] Exeous@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Is so slow. But guess cheaper. No breaks, no benefits, no pizza party.

[-] Pirky@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

It's also going to keep getting better and faster at it, too.

[-] Carrolade@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

And this is presumably an early model, and it wouldn't surprise me if they specifically want it to appear careful for the demo video.

[-] Lugh@futurology.today 4 points 4 months ago

Yes. I don't think enough people realise the significances of this fact. Unlike us, AI will never peak; it will always relentlessly get better.

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