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    Humanoid robot-maker Figure partners with OpenAI and gets backing from Jeff Bezos and tech giants

    by Matt O'Brien Feb 29, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is looking to fuse its artificial intelligence systems into the bodies of humanoid robots as part of a new deal with robotics startup Figure.

    Sunnyvale, California-based Figure announced the partnership Thursday along with $675 million in venture capital funding from a group that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as well as Microsoft, chipmaker Nvidia and the startup-funding divisions of Intel and OpenAI.

    Figure is less than

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