What is Figure 01 Humanoid Robot?

Humanoid robotics is the field of building robots that resemble the human body in shape. Such designs may aim at functional purposes, such as interacting with human tools and environments and working alongside humans. Figure 01 is the first-generation robot from Figure, a company that describes itself as bringing a general purpose humanoid to life. Wikipedia describes it as a bipedal robot designed for manual labor, and Figure says it took its first steps in May 2023.

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