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Figure's humanoid robots organize room, hang clothes, and make bed without humans (5 minute read)

Figure has released a new video showing two robots performing household tasks in a coordinated bedroom-cleaning demonstration. The video (available in the article) highlights advances in humanoid collaboration, object handling, and domestic automation. Figure claims to have increased Figure O3 humanoid production from one robot daily to one hourly at its BotQ production facility in California.

Apr 29 | Blog

The Trust Problem With AI Agents

Why developers should not entirely rely on agents, and what you can do about it.

Interaction Models: A Scalable Approach to Human-AI Collaboration (9 minute read)

Thinking Machines Lab introduced a new research preview of interaction models for real-time human-AI collaboration across audio, video, and text. The models train from scratch with a multi-stream design for real-time responsiveness, allowing constant exchange and eliminating the traditional turn-based limits. This scalable approach promises enhanced interactivity and intelligence with practical applications in various domains.

May 12 | Dev

Im going back to writing code by hand (18 minute read)

AI-assisted vibe-coding for the k10s Kubernetes dashboard initially sped up development, but the lack of human architectural oversight led to a fragile "god object" structure and critical technical flaws like data races. Therefore, the tool is being completely rewritten in Rust with a human-designed architecture and technical guardrails to properly guide future AI contributions.

May 12 | Product

Fix delivery first (7 minute read)

Product transformations fail when teams chase OKRs, discovery, strategy, or AI before fixing delivery. If teams cannot ship quickly and reliably, everything else becomes slower, weaker, and harder to trust.

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Figure's humanoid robots organize room, hang clothes, and make bed without humans (5 minute read)

The Trust Problem With AI Agents

Interaction Models: A Scalable Approach to Human-AI Collaboration (9 minute read)

Im going back to writing code by hand (18 minute read)

Fix delivery first (7 minute read)

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