"Can I have something to eat?" "Sure thing." The man's friend hands him an apple. His friend is not human — it is a robot.
This is the latest demo from Figure. Figure is developing an android, with the goal to produce one for every human on the planet.
This video is truly one of the most amazing things I've seen in my entire life.
"Indistinguishable From Magic"
The man speaks to the robot the same way you would to a person. The entire conversation is very natural and smooth, although the robot's responses are slightly delayed as it processes information.
Note that the man, Figure AI engineer Corey Lynch, didn't tell the robot to give him an apple. He just said he was hungry.
The robot took that information and went to the next logical step — hand the man an apple!
This robot can reason like we do. That makes it a very powerful tool.
But what amazed me the most was the hands. Look how perfectly Figure grips things, and how gently it places them where they're supposed to be!
Incredible.
How Figure Works
Figure robots are using a multimodal model developed in partnership with OpenAI. It takes in images and sound. Then, it gives responses with a voice and certain movements it knows.
This video isn't faked.
The robot was not operated by remote control. It's shown at 1x speed, and not edited. The voice from the robot isn't a human one — it's Figure's own voice.
I'm writing this on Friday morning. Just yesterday, I thought, "How long until someone puts something like ChatGPT Voice into one of these Figure robots?"
Turns out Figure had already done it the day before.
That's how fast things are moving. What is Figure working on right now that they'll demo next month and blow us all away?
What Will Figure Do Next?
Imagine if I said "Hey Figure, put together this Ikea desk for me" and it fully assembled a desk. That would be truly incredible, proving its ability to reason and manipulate the physical world better than most of us!
If Figure could do that, it could probably do most manufacturing jobs. At that point, it's just a question of building lots of them at a reasonable price.
Figure could also go places we've never been.
Fast Forward to 2050
Don't forget, Figure wasn't the only incredible demo this week. SpaceX's Starship hit orbit for the first time yesterday!
Imagine 2050…
Starship is headed to Mars, with a crew of both Figure robots and humans. After 6 months, they land in New New York.
Throughout the city, more Figures are building houses and parks. Let's go to the new park…
I can hear the children laugh. I can see the robots in the distance, growing food.
When those children grow old, they could get a new robotic knee, or even a new leg. Perhaps they'd augment their arms too to make them stronger.
Humans and robots will coexist. And in time, it may be hard to tell which is which.
Some day, I will shake Figure's hand. When I do, I will know the world is different.
What do you think of the Figure robot? Leave a comment and let us know!
Have a wonderful weekend, everybody!
If you enjoyed this post, subscribe for more like this.
More on tech:
Let's Double the Human Population
Control a Robot with Your Vision Pro!
Would You Get Microchipped?
Save Money on Stuff I Use:
Fundrise
This platform lets me diversify my real estate investments so I'm not too exposed to any one market. I've invested since 2018 with great returns.
More on Fundrise in this post.
If you decide to invest in Fundrise, you can use this link to get $100 in free bonus shares!
Misfits Market
I've used Misfits for years, and it never disappoints! Every fruit and vegetable is organic, super fresh, and packed with flavor!
No comments:
Post a Comment