AI cloud firm Nscale commits compute worth $3.5 billion for Figure's robotics ambitions

Sept 3 (Reuters) - ‌AI cloud ​firm ​Nscale on Thursday signed a multi-year deal to provide ‌compute resources for the development ⁠of humanoid robotics company Figure's AI models ‌and robots.

Nscale said ‌it will initially commit $3.5 billion in compute resources for Figure. Here ​are some key details:

• Initial graphics processing units (GPUs) are targeted ⁠for deployment starting in the second half of ​2027 in Barstow, Texas, Nscale said.

• The AI cloud firm, which ​competes with CoreWeave ‌and Nebius, plans to scale the computing investment to ⁠more than $6 billion.

• Nscale said it will become a Figure shareholder and ⁠its preferred compute provider through the deal, ​powering the next generation of Figure's Helix models and humanoid robotics.

• The companies ‌will also explore scaling Nscale's supply chain with humanoids.

• ‌Nscale intends to potentially deploy ⁠up to 100,000 ‌Nvidia chips ​for Figure.

(Reporting by Prathik Jayaprakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Jonathan ‌Ananda)

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