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BMW will deploy Figure’s humanoid robot at South Carolina plant


Figure today announced a "commercial agreement" that will bring its first humanoid robot to a BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina. The

Figure today announced a “commercial agreement” that will bring its first humanoid robot to a BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina. Figure CEO Brett Adcock likens the approach to an app store — something that Boston Dynamics currently offers with its Spot robot via SDK. Adcock says that Figure expects to ship its first commercial robot within a year, an ambitious timeline even for a company that prides itself on quick turnaround times.

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