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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the Industrial Technology desk.
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Figure says it retired most of its F.02 robot fleet by having robots trained in simulation jump into molten steel at a foundry in Finland. The company plans to turn the resulting metal into a limited series of commemorative artifacts.
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Boston Dynamics has become an official DoW SkillBridge industry partner, creating transition opportunities for U.S. service members. The company is currently recruiting for Field Applications and Field Service roles.
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Figure and Nscale have announced a planned partnership for up to 100,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs, with initial deployment targeted for the second half of 2027 in Barstow, Texas, to support training of Figure's Helix robotics models.
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Figure says its Figure 03 humanoid robot is being demonstrated at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, combining parts sequencing, manipulation, repositioning and cart pulling under Helix 02 control.
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Figure says its BotQ facility has delivered more than 350 Figure 03 humanoid robots and reported a demonstration of a perception-conditioned controller traversing real stairs after simulation training.
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Figure says its Index app is collecting real-world physical-task videos for training the Helix robotics system, but the company has not published independent evidence that the dataset improves robot performance.
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Hyundai Motor Group used its CES 2026 exhibition to present humanoid, quadruped, logistics, mobility and workplace-assistance robots, while outlining planned and current deployments.
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Hyundai Motor Group used its CES 2026 exhibition to demonstrate Boston Dynamics robots, MobED mobility platforms, autonomous charging systems, industrial wearables and factory logistics technologies.