Figure Secures Massive Compute Deal with Nscale for Humanoid Robot AI Infrastructure

Figure, a company developing human-shaped robots, has finalized a significant computing deal with AI cloud provider Nscale. The partnership involves an initial commitment of $3.5 billion, with plans to scale past $6 billion, for up to 100,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs. This substantial investment in AI compute capacity, targeted for Barstow, Texas, in the second half of 2027, aims to power Figure's 'Helix' robot brain, indicating a major acceleration in the development and deployment of humanoid robotics.