# Manufacturing Automation

The Machine Flywheel: Figure’s Humanoid Production Leap Signals the Dawn of a Robotics Arms Race

Humanoid robotics startup Figure has achieved a 24-fold increase in production speed, moving to a rate of one robot per hour. This milestone, fueled by automated production and robots assisting in their own assembly, indicates a shift from prototyping to large-scale commercialization in the global robotics sector.