Figure 03 Livestream Catches Suspected Teleoperator Shift Change — 3,502 Upvotes, 731 Comments

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A clip from Figure AI's ongoing 8-hour autonomous robot livestream shows a moment that 'almost looked like teleoperators changing shifts,' sparking the largest robotics discussion on r/singularity this month (3,502 upvotes, 731 comments). The teleoperator question has haunted the humanoid robotics industry broadly — Bloomberg flagged similar concerns at Tesla's October 2024 Cybercab event. Figure's livestream was designed specifically to address these concerns with unedited real-time footage.