# Brett Adcock, CEO of Figure

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Podcast: [Sourcery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sourcery-6853139)
Published: 2026-04-30T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sourcery/episodes/Brett-Adcock--CEO-of-Figure-e3ilmn9
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## Resource

Brett Adcock is the Founder & CEO of Figure, the $39 billion company tackling one of the most ambitious challenges in technology — building a general-purpose humanoid robot that can do the work of a human, both on the factory floor and inside the home. About 50% of global GDP is human labor. In this episode of Sourcery, we go inside Figure's headquarters for a full tour and sit-down interview on the future of robotics, AI, and jobs. Brett shares why humanoid robots are already working today, how Figure plans to scale from thousands of units this year to 1 million per year, and why he believes this could become the biggest business in the world. Backed by nearly $2B across rounds — including investment from Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Amazon — Figure 15x'd its valuation to $39B in just 18 months. We also cover Brett's decision to part ways with OpenAI, the challenges of building physical intelligence, and what it takes to solve one of the hardest problems in engineering. We cover:• Why humanoid robots are finally real• The roadmap to millions of robots• Figure’s production ramp and demand• Why robotics is an intelligence problem• The OpenAI partnership — and breakup• The risks of building physical AI (Capital, Economics, Valuation)• Brett’s vision for general robotics If humanoids work, they will reshape the global economy. Brett Adcock: https://x.com/adcock_brett Molly O’Shea: https://x.com/MollySOShea Sourcery: ⁠ https://x.com/sourceryy 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 YouTube: https://youtu.be/g1ESjEGG1SM 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐒 • Brex —The modern finance platform, combining the world’s smartest corporate card with integrated expense management, banking, bill pay, & travel. https://brex.com/sourcery • Turing —Turing delivers top-tier talent, data, and tools to help AI labs improve mode…

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