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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-28/ups-in-talks-with-startup-figure-ai-to-deploy-humanoid-robots

United Parcel Service Inc. is in talks with robotics startup Figure AI Inc. to use humanoid robots for some tasks in the logistics giant’s network, according to people familiar with the matter.

UPS and Figure began having discussions about a partnership last year and have continued talks in recent months, said the people, who asked not be identified as the details are private.

The exact functions that Figure’s humanoids would handle for UPS remain unclear. The startup hinted at a tie-up with a logistics firm in February, posting a 90-second video on X that showed its sleek, 5-foot-6-inch robot standing beside a conveyor belt, picking and sorting small parcels.

A growing number of startups and Big Tech firms are seizing on recent advances in artificial intelligence technology to develop robots that look and move more like people. Figure has emerged as one of the most prominent startups in this group. The company has held talks with investors to raise $1.5 billion at a valuation of $39.5 billion, Bloomberg reported in February. More recently, some have questioned whether Figure may have exaggerated the extent of its work with customer BMW AG.

In a statement, UPS said it wouldn’t discuss “specific or potential vendor partners,” adding that “we regularly explore and deploy a wide range of technologies, including robotics.” A representative for Figure declined to comment.

In recent years, UPS has increased its automation efforts. The company deploys fixed robotic arms and AI-driven software in its high-tech Velocity facilities. UPS also partnered with Dexterity Inc., a startup building industrial robots capable of “human-like” finesse.

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[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

The only poll that matters is on the day. Make sure you go out and vote, don't assume it's a foregone conclusion.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

I think Labour will win a landslide this year, but 2029 (or earlier) will give voters enough time to be frustrated that despite all the talk about change, nothing will in fact change. That plus war on the horizon (literally maybe) and it seems that a right wing government of some description will be in power next. That may be a reform/tory merger of some sort, or it could even be labour lurching even further to the right. Either way, I fear we are headed into dystopia.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I'm in favour of a Land Value Tax, this means hoarding land becomes expensive. It also means grouse moores and golf courses become expensive (good things in my mind)

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

The house building companies already have vast amounts of land they own with planning permission in place. They restrict the amount of housing they build to artificially keep the prices high, if they build too many, the prices they could sell their houses for would drop, reducing profit. These are private companies and the government has little control over them. This is why every government for the last few generations has promised more houses and delivered nothing.

[-] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago

100,000 people marched through London at the weekend at the Restore Nature Now March, and there was virtually no news coverage of it. Yet 2 people spray corn starch on a monument and it's front page news globally.

It's a dilemma.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Starmer purged the left wing from his party, he can't be surprised when they don't vote for him.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

Real developers just hit tab on whatever copilot tells them to

[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

You misspelt Microsoft

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

So Ilya has signed a letter saying if he doesn't resign he'll quit?!?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Is this embrace or extend? I'm not looking forward to extinguish.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

Looks like OpenAI split in two and Microsoft ended up holding both pieces. Impressive work really.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

This piece by NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus is eye opening

https://twitter.com/democracynow/status/1697231774508527912

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