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Figure AI ex-safety engineer says home robot could fracture a skull
Original: Figure AI's former safety engineer says its home robot can fracture a skull
A former safety engineer at Figure AI claims the startup's humanoid home robot poses a serious injury risk, saying it could fracture a human skull. The allegation, reported by Fortune, raises safety concerns about powerful robots being developed for homes and workplaces as the company pursues commercial deployment of its humanoid machines.
Why now: Concerns about the physical safety of humanoid robots entering homes are surfacing as companies race to commercialize the technology.
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