"When I said 'Give me something to eat,' it handed me an apple... OpenAI Humanoid Shocks the World"

"Understands human commands and directly finds and hands over objects. Independently identifies and performs tasks that help humans."

A humanoid robot that performs requested tasks like a human has been unveiled, astonishing people worldwide.

Figure AI, a startup developing humanoid robots resembling humans, released a demonstration video of its robot 'Figure 01,' developed in collaboration with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, on its X (formerly Twitter) account and other platforms on the 13th (local time).

The robot standing in front of a table responds to a person's question, "What do you see now?" by saying, "There is a red apple on a plate in the center of the table, a drying rack with cups and plates, and you are standing nearby with your hand on the table." When the person asks, "Please give me something to eat," the robot picks up the apple and hands it over. It understood that the apple on the table is food without specifying it.

When asked, "Where do you think the plates in front of you should go?" it replied, "The plates and cups on the table should probably go to the drying rack." Upon receiving the request to move them, it neatly arranged the plates and cups like a person. The robot's movements were not as fast as a human's but were not very slow either.

Kory Lynch, Figure AI's chief engineer who appeared in the video, said on his X account, "Thanks to our collaboration with OpenAI, we can have full conversations with Figure 01." He also explained, "Our robot can describe visual experiences, plan next actions, reflect on memories, and verbally explain reasoning."

The U.S. IT media VentureBeat praised, "The Figure 01 demonstration video appears to be a significant leap in humanoid, general-purpose robot interaction," adding, "The robot interacted with humans quite naturally, obeyed people, intuitively understood what was wanted, and performed much more smoothly than what other companies have shown in the past."

Netizens expressed amazement on social media at the appearance of a robot boasting high-level language and visual intelligence.

Figure AI is a startup founded in 2022 by engineers formerly from Tesla and the robotics company Boston Dynamics. It has secured $675 million (approximately 890 billion KRW) in investments from OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, and others.

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