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Nvidia GPUs Power Jeff Bezos-Backed Figure AI As It Competes With Elon Musk's Tesla In Humanoid Robotics
Monday, March 31, 2025 - 5:10am | 579Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock emphasizes Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) crucial role in the development of advanced humanoid robots, positioning the chipmaker as essential to the emerging sector amid competition with Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). What Happened: “We use Nvidia in two ways today....
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Tesla Rival Figure AI Ends Collaboration With OpenAI After 'Major Breakthrough,' Says It Will Show 'Something No One Has Ever Seen On A Humanoid' In Next 30 Days
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 3:59am | 414Robotics company Figure AI is leaving its collaboration agreement with OpenAI following a ‘major breakthrough’ on its in-house robot AI, the company’s CEO Brett Adcock said in a social media post on Tuesday. What Happened: “We’re excited to show you in the next 30 days...
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Tesla Bull Gary Black Says Competition From Figure-OpenAI's Humanoid Robot Is Another Reason 'It's Difficult To Add A Value For Optimus'
Friday, March 15, 2024 - 7:47am | 733Future Fund manager Gary Black has underlined how difficult it is to accurately ascertain the value that Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Optimus humanoid robot project brings to the table. What Happened: Black reposted a two-minute-long video demonstration of Figure AI's humanoid robot, powered by...
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Elon Musk Says 'Bring It On' To OpenAI, Microsoft, And Bezos' $675M Humanoid Robot Venture, Pitches Tesla's Optimus As A Challenger
Friday, March 1, 2024 - 7:19am | 607Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Friday expressed readiness to take on OpenAI, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Jeff Bezos after they invested $675 million in Figure AI Inc., an AI startup that is working on building "the world's first autonomous humanoid robot." What Happened:...
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Tesla Optimus Rival? Jeff Bezos, Microsoft And Nvidia Join Forces To Fund Humanoid Robot Startup
Saturday, February 24, 2024 - 3:35am | 584Jeff Bezos and big tech giants, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) are investing in a humanoid robot startup, Figure AI Inc. What Happened: Figure AI is raising approximately $675 million in a funding round that values the company at around $2 billion before the...