Figure commits $3.5B in compute to Nscale for up to 100,000 Rubin GPUs
Figure targets initial deployment in Barstow, Texas, in the second half of 2027; Nscale will take an undisclosed stake and serve as Figure's preferred compute provider.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Figure Newsroom
Why it matters
Adcock is treating humanoid intelligence like frontier AI: collect proprietary data, reserve massive compute, and own the robot that deploys the model. The test now moves to power, delivery and whether Helix improves enough to justify a multibillion-dollar bill.
Brett Adcock (@brettadcock) has committed Figure to an initial $3.5 billion of compute from Nscale, the AI infrastructure provider, giving his humanoid robotics operation a path to as many as 100,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs as he tries to scale its Helix AI models.…
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