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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  BRIGHT FUTURE FOR SMART BOTS                                                             Source:  Figure AI Savy entrepreneurs and investors like Jeff Bezos are betting their money on the development of humanoid robots empowered by AI to be a significant force in the global economy's near future.  Here are some key facts: Powered by AI, these smart bots are expected to be vital helpers at home and workers in factories and businesses An example:  new California-based startup Figure AI, that's developing a general purpose, humanoid robot called Figure 01 It recently attracted $675 million in investment money and is now valued at $2.6 billion The investors include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and big players in AI like Microsoft, Nvidia and Open AI Open AI is also developing specialized AI systems to enable Figure's robot to see, speak, move like humans and perform physical tasks Aim:  have the robots pe