BMW has signed a first-of-its-kind deal to put humanoid robots to work at one of its factories.

On its YouTube channel, Figure has a video of the robot making coffee.

Another video shows the bot swiftly walking across a room using its two sturdy legs.

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That said, its not entirely clear what the bots will actually be doing in this case.

Gizmodo reached out to Figure for more details about the deal and will update this story if it responds.

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