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Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts

Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts

Figure Is Paying People in 108 Countries to Film Their Own Chores, So Its Robots Can Learn to Do Them

Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts · Aug 29, 2026 · 3:45

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Figure AI came out of stealth on August 25 with Index, an iOS and Android app that pays anyone in 108 countries to record themselves folding laundry, setting a table or emptying the trash. The footage trains Helix, the model behind the Figure 03 humanoid. Figure says it has paid Creators $15 million so far and will spend over $1 billion on data and compute in the next 12 months.

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