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American Design, Humanoids, & AI Sleep
Prith
August 27, 2025
1/ Humanoid Robot Update
The progress in humanoid robotics keeps accelerating—every update shows these machines getting closer to real-world deployment.
Figure updates:
We demoed our humanoid's ability to fold laundry, using new data but the same Helix architecture it uses to solve logistics tasks
We also just finished manufacturing the 100th F.03 battery pack at BotQ, with many more to come
— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett)
4:03 PM • Aug 17, 2025
The latest demos highlight just how quickly they’re gaining dexterity and utility. The line between science fiction and reality is blurring fast!
2/ AI for Fixing Sleep
AI isn’t just about productivity and work- it’s also being applied to one of the most important parts of life: sleep. New systems are analyzing sleep cycles, predicting disruptions, and even optimizing conditions for better rest.
BREAKING: We just raised $100M at @eightsleep to build the AI that finally fixes sleep.
For decades, sleep has been passive. You lie down, close your eyes, and hope for the best. We’re changing that.
Over 1B hours of biometric sleep data → distilled into fully autonomous AI
— Matteo Franceschetti (@m_franceschetti)
2:18 PM • Aug 19, 2025
This is one of the many ways AI is quietly embedding itself into everyday, real-world scenarios.
3/ Elon’s Colossus 2 Plans
Colossus 2, built by @xai, will be the world’s first Gigawatt+ AI training supercomputer
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
11:01 AM • Aug 22, 2025
Elon Musk is teasing big things with Colossus 2. The project seems poised to be even larger in scope and ambition than the first—part infrastructure, part intelligence, part moonshot.
4/ AI Companies Must Go Faster
Brian Chesky, cofounder of Airbnb, shared an important lesson for the AI age: small, agile teams that move at lightning speed will thrive the most.
Airbnb Founder Brian Chesky: Why 'Founder Mode' Companies Will Win In The Age of AI
"I think founder mode companies are much more likely to thrive or even survive the age of AI because AI means every company has to reinvent itself." — @bchesky— AI Insights (@plzaccelerate)
12:56 AM • Aug 23, 2025
In a field that’s evolving daily, speed is not just an advantage—it’s survival. Companies that hesitate risk being left behind in a wave of acceleration.
5/ America’s Chief Design Officer?
In a historic first, one of Airbnb’s cofounders has been appointed the Chief Design Officer of the United States. The focus? Reimagining web portals, digital services, and user experiences for citizens.
I’m honored to be appointed by President Trump as the first Chief Design Officer of the United States of America. (🧵)
— Joe Gebbia (@jgebbia)
10:02 PM • Aug 23, 2025
This is an exciting moment where system design principles meet government scale, opening the door for a new era of public-facing technology.