Figure launches Helix, an AI that allows robots to recognize language and reasoning like humans and grasp household objects without training.

Figure founder and CEO Brett Adcock Thursday revealed a new machine learning model for humanoid robots. The news, which arrives two weeks after Adcock

Fresh off its split from OpenAI, Figure AI's new model lets humanoid robots grab anything, work together, and respond to spoken commands.

Figure AI has announced Helix, a Vision-Language-Action (VLM) model that allows humanoid robots to perform complex tasks using natural language. This model marks progress in robotics, enabling robots to understand and react to instructions in real time, handle unforeseen objects, and collaborate.

OpenAI wants to get back into the development of humanoid robots. This is evident from a trademark application and job advertisements.