Figure, a Sunnyvale-based robotics startup, has raised $675 million in Series B funding, valuing the company at $2.6 billion.

The company's mission is to deploy humanoid robots for commercial use, targeting the replacement of unsafe and undesirable jobs.

Figure is collaborating with OpenAI and Microsoft, incorporating advanced AI models and using Microsoft's Azure AI for robot training and data storage.

The company is accelerating its efforts to scale AI training, increase humanoid production, and expand its team, which includes talent from Tesla and Google DeepMind.

Through its partnership with OpenAI, Figure aims to enhance the language processing and reasoning capabilities of its humanoid robots.