Event
Figure AI Sued by Former Safety Head Over Robot Injury Risks
Key points
- Former Head of Product Safety, Robert Gruendel, filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination after raising safety concerns about Figure AI's humanoid robots.
- Gruendel claimed the robots could generate forces sufficient to fracture a human skull and cited an incident where a malfunctioning robot caused a ¼-inch gash in a steel refrigerator door.
- The lawsuit alleges that after presenting a comprehensive safety plan to investors, company executives significantly downgraded the plan post-funding.
Company context
Figure AI develops humanoid robots and autonomy systems with a focus on human-like reasoning and speech-to-action control.
Context
- Company
- Figure AI
- Segment
- Humanoid
- Event type
- Regulatory
- Geography
- Sunnyvale · United States