Do you remember the Roomba? That little round robot that vacuumed your house? Whatever happened to those things? Is it stuck underneath your couch? Probably. Actually… definitely. Did the company that made them — iRobot — also file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2025? Yes. Was that really our best idea of a home robot for 23 years? Certainly not.
Turn the Page (yes, this is a Bob Seger newsletter), because Figure AI is here to change that. They built a humanoid robot working real shifts — and you can watch it live right now on YouTube. No sick days. No PTO requests. No passive-aggressive Slack messages. Sadly, no after-work beers.
Humanoid Robots have arrived. And they’re here to stay.
Image Credits: Figure AI
Okay but what are they actually building
Figure AI builds general-purpose humanoid robots. Two-legged, ten-fingered, AI-powered robots. Designed to do the physical jobs that either can't be filled, won't stay filled, or you plain and simple don't want to do. Yes, Cole, I'm talking about never unloading your dishwasher in your LA apartment again.