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Figure AI, the robotics company aiming to build the first commercially viable humanoid worker, secures $675 million in funding

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Figure AI secured $675 million in funding from some of the biggest names in tech and venture capital, including Jeff Bezos , Microsoft , Nvidia , OpenAI , and Intel .

The San Jose , California -based startup is in talks with United Parcel Service to integrate its humanoid robots into the global shipping giant's logistics infrastructure.

If an agreement is finalized, UPS will become one of the first global logistics companies to pilot humanoid labor at an industrial scale.

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