Humanoid robots work nonstop in package test

Figure AI says three of its humanoid robots crossed more than 24 hours of continuous autonomous operation after a test that was supposed to last only eight hours kept running.

The California-based robotics startup says its Helix-02 artificial intelligence-powered robots sorted small packages around the clock without human control. The robots became part of a livestream that viewers followed closely. They even picked up names along the way: Bob, Frank and Gary.

Once people started calling them that online...