The $10 Trillion Bet on Humanoid Robots | Figure Founder Brett Adcock

This video features an in-depth interview and headquarters tour with Brett Adcock, the founder of Figure, a leading humanoid robotics company. Adcock discusses the massive economic potential of robots, the technical challenges of building physical AI, and his company's path to a multi-billion dollar valuation. The conversation also explores Figure's high-profile split from OpenAI and its ambitious roadmap to produce millions of robots.

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Topics: Humanoid Robot DevelopmentArtificial General IntelligenceFuture of Human LaborRobotics Industry ScalingVenture Capital and Valuations

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Humanoid Robot DevelopmentArtificial General IntelligenceFuture of Human LaborRobotics Industry ScalingVenture Capital and Valuations

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TitleThe $10 Trillion Bet on Humanoid Robots | Figure Founder Brett AdcockSourcery with Molly O'Shea

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A professional portrait of CEO Brett Adcock is centered in front of blurred humanoid robots. Bold white text dominates the bottom left, highlighting his name and a massive ten trillion dollar figure. The lighting is clean and corporate, focusing entirely on the person and the high-value message.

Intro script

The meta problem in robotics is to be able to solve a humanoid robot. If you can solve this, it'll build the biggest business in the world by a large factor. You recently went viral for comments on your OpenAI partnership with Finger. What happened there? It got to the point where our team internally that was designing these models were running circles around OpenAI. We were just way better at this, so I fired them. Getting the robots to do the things we showed you today has almost killed me. Brett, welcome to Sourcery. I figured uh we recently went viral for a lot of these hot takes at Hill and Valley.

Intro structureThe Disruptor's Manifesto Hook

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The Meta-Problem
Define the absolute largest version of the challenge you are solving.
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The meta problem in robotics is to be able to solve a humanoid robot. If you can solve this, it'll build the biggest business in the world by a large factor.
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The Controversy Call-out
Directly reference a recent viral moment or controversial opinion.
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You recently went viral for comments on your OpenAI partnership with Finger. What happened there?
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The Defiance Claim
Explain how you outperformed established leaders or took a risky, solo path.
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It got to the point where our team internally that was designing these models were running circles around OpenAI. We were just way better at this, so I fired them.
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The Personal Toll
Mention the sacrifice or intensity required to reach the current milestone.
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Getting the robots to do the things we showed you today has almost killed me.
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The Transition to Reality
A formal welcome that bridges the high-intensity highlights to the actual conversation.
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Brett, welcome to Sourcery. I figured uh we recently went viral for a lot of these hot takes at Hill and Valley.

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