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Renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks, co‑founder of iRobot and longtime MIT researcher, cautions investors that the current surge in humanoid robot funding is unsustainable. He argues that attempts by companies such as Tesla and Figure to teach robots dexterity through video training overlook fundamental gaps in tactile sensing, safety, and scalability. Brooks highlights the complexity of the human hand—home to roughly 17,000 specialized touch receptors—and notes the lack of comparable data collection traditions for robots. He also warns that large walking robots pose significant safety hazards and predicts that future successful robots will favor wheels, multiple arms, and specialized sensors over a human‑like form. Leer más

San Jose‑based humanoid robotics firm Figure announced a Series C financing round that values the company at $39 billion. Led by Parkway Venture Capital with participation from Brookfield Asset Management, Nvidia and Intel Capital, the round exceeded $1 billion. Figure plans to expand its robot fleet, accelerate training infrastructure, and boost data‑collection capabilities. The funding brings the company’s total capital raised to nearly $2 billion since its 2022 founding. Leer más