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Lawsuit Alleges Figure AI's Humanoid Robots Pose Lethal Safety Risks

A former employee of Figure AI has filed a lawsuit alleging that the company's humanoid robots could cause serious physical harm, including skull fractures. The whistleblower claims the robots were deployed with safety risks that were not adequately addressed.

18 November 2025 · Figure AI · Safety and wellbeing
18 November 2025

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AII-1001-48729
Quick facts
Category
Safety and wellbeing
Country
United States
Date
18 November 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

A former employee of Figure AI filed a lawsuit claiming that the company's humanoid robots could fracture a human skull.

Reported impact

The whistleblower alleges the robots pose lethal safety risks to humans.

Classification

Category
Safety and wellbeing
Industry
Robots, sensors and IT hardware
Country
United States
Harm status
Potential harm
Intent
Unknown
Timing
Post-deployment
Harm types
Physical death, Physical injury
Harmed
General public
Failure modes
Unsafe autonomous behaviour
Consequences
Litigation
AI systems
Figure AI humanoid robot

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