{"slug": "figure-signs-3-5b-compute-deal-with-nscale-for-ai-models", "title": "Figure signs $3.5B compute deal with Nscale for AI models", "summary": "Figure AI has signed a $3.5 billion compute deal with UK-based Nscale to deploy up to 100,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs for training its Helix AI models, with the deal expected to grow beyond $6 billion. Deployments begin in the second half of 2027 in Barstow, Texas. Nscale will also invest strategically in Figure and explore using its humanoid robots in data center operations.", "body_md": "Photo: Tima Miroshnichenko / Pexels\n\n# Figure signs $3.5B compute deal with Nscale for AI models\n\nThe humanoid robotics company will deploy up to 100,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs to train its Helix AI models, with the deal expected to grow beyond $6 billion.\n\nFigure AI just locked in one of the largest compute deals in the robotics industry, partnering with UK-based AI infrastructure provider Nscale in a collaboration initially valued at $3.5 billion. The goal: deploy up to 100,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs to supercharge Figure’s Helix AI models, which power its humanoid robots.\n\nThe deal is expected to scale beyond $6 billion over time. Deployments are slated to begin in the second half of 2027, with the hardware landing in Barstow, Texas.\n\n## What Figure is building, and why it needs this much firepower\n\nFigure, founded by Brett Adcock, raised over $1 billion in a Series C funding round in September 2025, achieving a $39 billion post-money valuation. Its focus is humanoid robots designed to operate in real-world environments, and the company’s proprietary Helix AI model is the brain driving those machines.\n\n“Our AI model, Helix, becomes more capable the same way every learned system does: with more data and compute,” said Figure CEO Brett Adcock.\n\n## Nscale’s rapid rise\n\nNscale is a relatively young company, founded in 2024, but it has moved fast. The AI infrastructure provider has raised several billion dollars in equity and debt since its inception, including a $2 billion Series C round that valued the company at $14.6 billion. It has already secured contracts with major hyperscale tech companies, including Microsoft.\n\n“We’re excited to partner with Figure as physical intelligence becomes AI’s next frontier,” said Nscale CEO Josh Payne.\n\nThe deal also has a reciprocal dimension. Nscale plans to invest strategically in Figure as part of the arrangement. On the operational side, Nscale will explore using Figure’s humanoid robots to improve supply chain efficiency within its own data center operations.\n\n**Disclosure:** This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our\n\n[Editorial Policy](https://cryptobriefing.com/editorial-policy/).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/figure-signs-3-5b-compute-deal-with-nscale-for-ai-models", "canonical_source": "https://cryptobriefing.com/figure-nscale-4b-compute-deal-ai/", "published_at": "2026-09-03 13:19:50+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-03 13:27:08.738175+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-chips", "robotics"], "entities": ["Figure AI", "Nscale", "NVIDIA", "Brett Adcock", "Josh Payne", "Microsoft", "Helix"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/figure-signs-3-5b-compute-deal-with-nscale-for-ai-models", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/figure-signs-3-5b-compute-deal-with-nscale-for-ai-models.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/figure-signs-3-5b-compute-deal-with-nscale-for-ai-models.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/figure-signs-3-5b-compute-deal-with-nscale-for-ai-models.jsonld"}}