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Figure AI

U.S. humanoid developer whose Figure 02 handled 90,000+ parts at BMW Spartanburg.

Oct 14, 2026

The humanoid factory race: Korea, Shanghai and China's 10,000-unit plant

In one week Korea cleared 20 humanoids to work beside people, Shanghai set a goal of 8,000 factory humanoids by 2028, and UBTECH's 10,000-a-year plant came into focus. Here is what each move means.

Oct 14, 20262 min readSources verified

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Sep 17, 2026

Humanoids

Figure's Helix 2.5 cleans 30 homes it has never seen

Figure says its humanoid tidied rooms, folded towels and made beds in 30 unseen Bay Area homes with zero local data, backed by a $3.5B compute deal with Nscale.

Sep 17, 20261 min readSources verified

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The humanoid factory race: Korea, Shanghai and China's 10,000-unit plant

Figure's Helix 2.5 cleans 30 homes it has never seen