[ExI] Figure Helix robot trained for housework

[John Clark]

On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

>  *Once we get mass production cranked up, robots will be as affordable as
> cars.*


*I think that's true, but I wish robots had better manual dexterity. I want
to see a robot shuffle a deck of cards and perform a sleight-of-hand card
trick, or repair a watch. *

*John K Clark  *






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> -----Original Message-----
> From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of
> BillK via extropy-chat
> Subject: [ExI] Figure Helix robot trained for housework
>
> Helix 02 Bedroom Tidy (2 mins)
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xEuFQz4E4A>
> Figure taught two F.03 robots to clean a room and make a bed in under
> 2 minutes - fully autonomous.
>
> Figure 03 Humanoid Robot Learns 8 New Autonomous AI Skills (8 mins)
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4gBm82PVyk>
> Figure demos world leading autonomous cleaning capabilities with its
> 03 humanoid robot, showcasing eight new abilities: coordinated tool use
> (spray bottle and towel), dynamic object handling, bimanual manipulation,
> whole-body task efficiency, object throwing, in-hand reorientation, tool
> stowing during motion, and precise foot placement.
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>
> That's what we want! A robot that does housework.
> If only they could be made affordable.
> BillK
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>
> BillK, if you worry about affordability of humanoid robots (damn Samsung
> for
> stealing the term Android) think of cars.  If you are not familiar with how
> complicated cars are (very few people understand this) do let me assure you
> that they are more complicated and use waaaay less energy and raw materials
> than cars do.  Once we get mass production cranked up, robots will be as
> affordable as cars.
>
> spike
>
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