About this episode
Brett Adcock discusses the future of humanoid robots and their impact on the economy.
Brett Adcock is the Founder & CEO of Figure, the $39 billion company tackling one of the most ambitious challenges in technology — building a general-purpose humanoid robot that can do the work of a human, both on the factory floor and inside the home. About 50% of global GDP is human labor. In this episode of Sourcery, we go inside Figure's headquarters for a full tour and sit-down interview on the future of robotics, AI, and jobs. Brett shares why humanoid robots are already working today, how Figure plans to scale from thousands of units this year to 1 million per year, and why he believes this could become the biggest business in the world. Backed by nearly $2B across rounds — including investment from Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Amazon — Figure 15x'd its valuation to $39B in just 18 months. We also cover Brett's decision to part ways with OpenAI, the challenges of building physical intelligence, and what it takes to solve one of the hardest problems in engineering. We cover:• Why humanoid robots are finally real• The roadmap to millions of robots• Figure’s production ramp and demand• Why robotics is an intelligence problem• The OpenAI partnership — and breakup•…
People in this episode
Host: Molly O'Shea
Guest: Brett Adcock
Topics covered
- humanoid robots
- robotics
- AI
- future of work
- engineering challenges
- business growth
Keywords
- humanoid robots
- Figure
- AI
- robotics
- engineering
- global economy
- OpenAI
- investment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Figure, OpenAI, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon
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