Figure and Brookfield unite to train humanoid robots with real-world data

Figure, a California-based robotics company, has partnered with Brookfield Asset Management to advance humanoid AI. The collaboration aims to build the world’s largest humanoid pretraining dataset using Brookfield’s massive real estate portfolio, including 100,000 homes, 500 million square feet of office space, and 160 million square feet of logistics facilities. This data will train Helix, Figure’s proprietary vision-language-action model, enabling humanoid robots to navigate and operate in diverse environments. Brookfield, a global leader in alternative assets, also invested in Figure’s Series C funding. CEO Brett Adcock emphasized the importance of real-world data, while Brookfield executives highlighted the partnership’s potential to enhance AI-driven productivity across their operations. Data collection efforts have already begun.