ROBOTICS NEWS
Figure’s Compute Ambition: Up to 100,000 GPUs
Figure says it is partnering with Nscale to target deployment of up to 100,000 GPUs on NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin Platform, starting in the second half of 2027 in Barstow, Texas. The company says it is committing $3.5 billion initially, with plans to scale beyond $6 billion.
Why it matters in the GCC
Scaling compute is a global part of the robotics race: infrastructure investments can shape how quickly advanced robots are developed and deployed worldwide.