Face to face with Figure's new humanoid robot

Much has changed in the 16 months since I last set foot in Figure’s Sunnyvale headquarters. For one thing, there’s signage on the outside of what was an otherwise a non-descript Silicon Valley office building in an equally non-descript Silicon Valley office park. For another, there’s no longer an empty desk in sight. The company currently employs 130 engineers, according to CEO Brett Adcock, who met me on site, for a better look at the company’s latest humanoid robot, Figure 02. Next year, Figure will be using some of its...