Brett Adcock

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Founder of cover.ai

Founder and CEO of Figure AI, Inc.

Co-founder of Archer Aviation Inc.

Personal website - brettadcock.com

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Brett Adcock on Wikipedia

 

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Humanoid robots may be closer than we think

May 24, 2023

Episode 52: Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) chats with Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett), founder of Vettery, Archer, and Figure. Figure is a cutting edge AI robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid robot to provide labor for undesirable and unsafe jobs. From the successes of his former businesses, Brett continues his entrepreneurial venture towards fixing the human labor shortage. There are many assumptions about AI robotics and Brett dispels some of them, namely, general purpose robots may be closer than we think.

 

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EXCLUSIVE: $3B Founder Reveals His Next Big Idea

Jun 17, 2024

Episode 597: Sam Parr talks to Brett Adcock about his next big idea, his checklist for entrepreneurs, and his framework for learning new things and moving fast.

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Show Notes:
(0:00) Solving school shootings
(3:42) Cold calling NASA
(7:05) Spotting the mega-trend
(9:06) "Thinking big is easier"
(13:44) Brett's philosophy on company names
(17:22) Brett's ideas note app: genetics, super-sonic travel, synthetic foods
(20:45) "I just want to win"
(22:46) Brett's checklist for entrepreneurs
(26:17) Being fast in hardware
(31:15) Brett's framework for learning new things
(34:00) Who does Brett admire

 

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Figure AI CEO on Building General Purpose Robots

Jun 6, 2025

Brett Adcock, Founder and CEO, Figure AI speaks with Bloomberg Television's Ed Ludlow about how it is training humanoid robots for logistics, manufacturing, and future roles in the home at Bloomberg Tech in San Francisco.

 

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Article "Exclusive: Figure CEO Brett Adcock Launches New AI Lab With $100 Million in Funding"

by Stephanie Palazzolo
December 18, 2025

 

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Article "Science fiction could become reality in 2026: Figure CEO predicts big for humanoids, eVTOLs"
Daily AI use will move beyond text to multimodal systems, with voice agents that remember context and offer more human-like, continuous interaction.

by Jijo Malayil
January 2, 2026

 

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The Humanoid Takeover: $50T Market, Figure's Full Body Autonomy, and Robots in Dorms
Feb 12, 2026

Peter & Dave sit down with Brett Adcock to discuss the future of Figure and Humanoid Robots.

Chapters

(0:00) - The Entrepreneurial Mindset: From Idea to Exponential Impact
(7:32) - Humanoid Robots: The Next Frontier in Abundance
(19:10) - Convergence: AI, Software, and Physical Embodiment
(35:10) - The New Industrial Revolution: Reimagining Labor and Productivity
(48:20) - Solving the Global Labor Crisis through Automation
(58:09) - The Exponential Roadmap: Deploying Robots at Scale
(1:10:05) - Building Generational Companies to Uplift Humanity