Figure AIannounced that it has successfully secured RMB 4.8 billion in Series B financing, with investors including Microsoft,OpenAIVenture Fund, NVIDIA, Bezos, Intel and others. This large amount of financing will greatly promote the commercial deployment of Figure's products and provide strong support for the development of its physical robot "01".
In this financing, Figure has entered into a significant technology partnership agreement with OpenAI. Together, the two parties will utilize OpenAI's GPT family of large models to enhance theHumanoid Robotof language, reasoning, and comprehension. This collaboration aims to accelerate the development and commercial application of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) robots, bringing more innovation to the field of intelligent robotics in the future.
Founded in 2021, Figure's core team brings together global experts from Boston Dynamics, Tesla, Google DeepMind, Archer Aviation and more.TopThe cream of the crop of AI and physical robotics research teams. Previously on April 19, 2023, Figure has raised $70 million in Series A funding. Co-founder and CEO Brett Adcock has extensive entrepreneurial experience, having been a co-founder of Archer, an urban transportation aviation technology company, and Vettery, an online recruitment platform.
In terms of products, Figure's "01" is a solid robot with the ability to walk autonomously, standing 1.68 meters tall, weighing 60 kilograms, with a payload of 20 kilograms, a speed of 1.2 meters per second, and an electric power that can be used for five hours at a time. Unlike typical crawler robots, "01" adopts a more flexible two-legged action, which can be adapted to work in narrow spaces such as climbing stairs and hills, and has a wider range of application scenarios.
Figure said that the technology collaboration agreement with OpenAI will combine the findings of the GPT series with Figure's experience in robotics hardware and software. When successfully realized, this collaboration will significantly enhance the robot's language capabilities, allowing it to better collaborate with warehouse workers and accurately receive verbal commands.
This major collaboration marks a new breakthrough in the field of humanoid robotics and a new opportunity forAGI Roboticsdevelopment opens up new possibilities. We expect that Figure and OpenAI will work together to promote the deep integration of AI technology in practical applications and bring more innovation and convenience to the society.