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· Partnerships & M&A· 日本語で読む

Figure, Nscale Form Strategic Partnership

Figure announced a strategic partnership with Nscale to deploy up to 100,000 GPUs based on NVIDIA Vera Rubin. Initial deployment is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2027 in Barstow, Texas, with an initial commitment of $3.5 billion.

What happened

According to Figure’s announcement, the partnership is intended to secure the computing resources needed to train Helix, and its total value could grow to more than $6 billion. Nscale will also make a strategic investment in Figure, and the two companies said they will explore the possibility of expanding Nscale’s supply chain using humanoid robots.

Sources

Translated from the Japanese original: /news/figure-nscale-to-saidai-10-man-motono-gpu-kakuho-de-teikei-s-8ee010. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.