Figure AI Dumps OpenAI Deal After ‘Major Breakthrough’ in Robot Intelligence – Decrypt

Figure AI, a U.S.-based startup focused on building AI-powered humanoid robots, severed its ties with OpenAI last week, with CEO Brett Adcock claiming a “major breakthrough” in robot intelligence that made the partnership unnecessary.

The split came just months after the two companies announced their collaboration alongside a $675 million funding round that valued Figure at $2.6 billion to kick-start its Figure 02 robot.

“Today, I made the decision to leave our…