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Figure AI Robots Make Bed in Under Two Minutes
Figure AI released a video showing two of its humanoid robots autonomously cleaning a room and making a bed. The robots coordinated through visual cues such as head nods without any explicit messaging. The company is developing general-purpose humanoids and faces competition from other firms working on similar technology.
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03 humanoid robots autonomously cleaning a minimalist bedroom and making a bed in under two minutes. The robots entered the room, with one hanging up a coat while the other closed a laptop and hung up headphones. They then moved to opposite sides of the bed, adjusted the pillows, and smoothed the comforter into place.
The pair coordinated the lifting, placing, and pulling of the comforter through head nods. Figure AI said the demonstration showed the robots operating fully autonomously at normal speed with no teleoperation. The company described the milestone in a blog post as an important first demonstration of intelligent humanoids coordinating with each other to solve shared goals in human environments.
Making a bed is a simple task for humans but presents multiple difficulties for robots. The company identified three main challenges: the need for each robot to understand the actions of the other rather than working in parallel, the comforter's lack of fixed shape or clear division between sides, and the requirement to move around the room while switching between tasks.
"To be clear, there's no explicit messaging between these robots, they coordinate their actions fully visually, e.g. head nods," Figure AI director of AI Corey Lynch wrote on X. The company added that the robots anticipate what the other will do and adjust continuously as the fabric folds, drapes, and slides.
AI trained its Helix 02 model, introduced earlier this year, on new data to enable the robots to handle more complex tasks including opening doors, pushing furniture, and draping clothing. The company has raised more than $1 billion and is valued at $39 billion.
