Back oh so long ago – we’re talking about version 1 of Figure’s humanoid robot – I came up with this project to challenge myself and dive into unique product problem solving. It remains one of my favorite design experiences not only for the immersive dive it required, but also for how much it…

Business Case At the start of the project there were already more than ten well known companies working on humanoid robots, doing everything from crafting their own hardware to testing the software that would be running them. For each of them they would need to cross uncanny valleys, test them endlessly, and most pertinent…