Figure 02's human-like gait is the product of the company's simulated reinforcement learning system, and is just the beginning of its plans to make its robots perform physical tasks more naturally.

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The U.S. and China are racing to build a truly useful humanoid worker. Whoever wins could gain an edge in countless labor-intensive industries.