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Helix AI

Helix AI is a vision-language-action system developed by Figure AI, a Silicon Valley robotics firm working toward general-purpose humanoid robots. It enables robots to perceive their surroundings, understand natural-language commands, reason about tasks, and interact with unfamiliar environments without manual programming. Helix integrates visual, language, and motor control models into a unified framework, allowing robots to learn and generalize across diverse real-world situations.

Humanoid Robot Mega Factories Are Starting to Come Online

September 19, 2026 by Mike Kalil
UBTECH Mega Factory

We’re entering the era of humanoid robot mega factories.

Figure AI Gets Elon Musk’s Attention with Living Room Tidying Demo

March 10, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Figure 03 humanoid robot tidies living room

One of Tesla’s biggest rivals in the humanoid race just got the attention of Elon Musk with its latest demo.

Figure AI Makes Huge Claims About Helix 02 Robot Brain

January 28, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Figure 03 powered by Helix 02 vision language action model (VLA)

Figure AI says its flagship humanoid is more autonomous than ever thanks to its newly upgraded robot brain.

Is the Figure 03 the Most Advanced Humanoid Robot Yet?

January 17, 2026October 11, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Figure 03 humanoid robot

Silicon Valley’s most watched humanoid robotics firm is back with its most advanced fake human yet.

Tesla Bot Stuns in Red Carpet Debut as Figure 03 Heightens Tension with 1X

November 3, 2025October 8, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Figure 03 humanoid robot and Tesla's Optimus at Tron: Ares premier

Tesla’s Optimus just made its red-carpet debut as Elon Musk aggressively pushes to populate the world with humanoid robots.

Richtech Robotics Plans US Data Collection Centers to Counter China’s Robot Gyms

November 9, 2025October 3, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Richtech Robotics data collection concept illustration

Las Vegas-based Richtech Robotics is making bold claims about building a network of robotic data collection centers to give the US an edge in the race toward general-purpose robotics.

Figure AI Touts Humanoid as the Future of Laundry Automation

November 2, 2025August 13, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Figure AI robots doing laundry

Figure AI, a perceived leader in the international race to bring smart robotics to the masses, is accelerating its push to get its AI-powered humanoids into households.

The Rise of Fake Humans: Humanoids to Watch Out for in 2025

January 17, 2026July 1, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Humanoid Robots

A truly staggering number of AI-powered machines are emerging basically every day.

1X NEO Robot Thinks More Like a Human with New Redwood AI

November 2, 2025June 11, 2025 by Mike Kalil
1X NEO Gamma Redwood AI Robot Brain

A well-funded startup is reporting a breakthrough to help humanoid robots to walk into any home and start helping immediately.

Figure, Clone Make Bold Claims as They Race Toward Synthetic Humans

November 2, 2025June 7, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Figure AI vs. Clone Robotics

As the race to deploy AI-powered humanoid robots at scale heats up, the perceived leaders in the market are getting increasingly bold in their claims.

Robots That Think and Feel Invade Logistics Sector

November 2, 2025May 16, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Amazon robot that feels touch

The logistics sector, which typically employs 5 to 10 percent of the total workforce in developed economies, is going all in on automation.

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