Latest / Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts

Figure AI Ramps Humanoid Robot Production
Figure AI's BotQ facility increased humanoid robot output from one unit per day to one unit per hour, a 24-fold increase achieved in under 120 days. The company has produced over 350 third-generation humanoid robots and 9,000 actuators, representing one of the fastest manufacturing scale-ups in humanoid robotics history. This rapid manufacturing scale could signal that humanoid robots are approaching cost and availability thresholds for commercial deployment.
Continue the story on unscarcity.ai:
The Humanoid Robot Revolution: 50,000 Units Shipping in 2026
What Happens to Your $20K Robot When…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.