This OpenAI-Powered Humanoid Robot Is Jaw-Droppingly Creepy
The robot overlords aren’t here quite yet—but a new video from AI robotics company Figure shows they might be closer than you think.
The startup released a demo on Wednesday showcasing its humanoid robot called Figure 01. Its developers infused the bot with OpenAI’s artificial intelligence, which gives it “visual reasoning and language understanding,” according to a post on X from Figure founder Brett Adcock. This means that the robot can see things and speak with humans nearby.
In the demo, Figure 01 can be seen putting away dishes, cleaning up trash, and handing an apple to a human when they say they are hungry. “I see a red apple on a plate in the center of the table, a drying rack with cups and a plate, and you standing nearby with your hand on the table,” the robot said.