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Silicon Valley's latest binge-watch is a humanoid warehouse worker

Business Insider·Rya Jetha·17 days ago
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Viewers gave the three humanoids sorting packages names: Bob, Frank and Gary. X Figure AI's humanoids drew over 3 million views on X as it sorted packages on a viral livestream. CEO Brett Adcock said the robots worked autonomously with zero failures for 24 hours. One robotics expert said the demo was impressive, but the humanoids are not deployment-ready. Silicon Valley's hottest livestream this week is a humanoid robot clocking in for a warehouse shift. It began Wednesday, when Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock set out to prove to skeptics that his robots could complete an eight-hour stretch of autonomous labor. Within hours, Figure AI had a film crew at its San Jose headquarters and was streaming a humanoid doing one of the dullest tasks imaginable: sorting packages. The internet was captivated. Millions tuned in to watch the robot pick up small packages and place them on a conveyor belt with the barcode facing down.…

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