Figure AI's Helix: Revolutionizing Home Robotics with Voice-Activated Humanoids
Figure AI unveils Helix, a groundbreaking VLA model enabling humanoid robots to understand and execute natural voice commands in real-time.
Matilda
Figure AI's Helix: Revolutionizing Home Robotics with Voice-Activated Humanoids
In a significant leap forward for robotics, Figure AI, led by founder and CEO Brett Adcock, has introduced Helix, a "generalist" Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model poised to redefine how humanoid robots interact with their environment. This development, revealed on February 20, 2025, marks a pivotal moment in the quest to bring intelligent, adaptable robots into our homes. Understanding VLAs: Bridging the Gap Between Vision and Language VLAs represent a cutting-edge approach in robotics, enabling machines to process and respond to information using a combination of visual data and natural language commands. Think of it as giving robots the ability to "see" and "understand" the world around them in a way that closely mirrors human perception. Google DeepMind's RT-2 has been a prominent example, showcasing the potential of training robots through video and large language models (LLMs). Now, Figure AI's Helix is taking this concept to the next level. He…
