May Was the Month Figure's Robots Stopped Demoing and Started Working
- Jun 5
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Updated: Jul 14
Figure Keeps On Pushing Boundaries
A team of Figure robots sorted 249,560 packages over a nine-day, 200-hour livestreamed marathon (the equivalent of 25 human shifts, with robots swapping out to recharge and no humans in the loop) and the company signed a commercial deal to deploy humanoids into the distribution network of Catalyst Brands (JCPenney, Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers and others), a real shift from staged demos to paid work.
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Figure Robots Show Off Their Housekeeping Skills
Two of Figure's humanoids made a bed together by coordinating purely through visual cues like head nods rather than any direct connection, with the shape-shifting comforter proving the toughest challenge, offering an early glimpse of robots collaborating in everyday human spaces.
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