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229_003predictionRoboticsAI-timing

Figure is effectively sold out on its current customer base for the next two to three years.

Predictor: Brett Adcock · ep#229 "The Humanoid Takeover: $50T Market, Figure's Full Body Autonomy, and Robots in Dorms #229" · source

Prior probability
50.0%
Current probability
39.9%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-01-01 – 2029-11-30
Edges in / out
7 / 5
Tickers exposed
33

Prediction text

Figure is effectively sold out on its current customer base for the next two to three years. | we see like you know we're kind of good now for the next like two or three years in terms of like we have so much demand like we like they're kind of waiting for us to like ship at scale.

Watch events: Figure 03 shipment volume; BMW, 2nd customer deployment count

Verbatim quote

From episode "The Humanoid Takeover: $50T Market, Figure's Full Body Autonomy, and Robots in Dorms #229"
we see like you know we're kind of good now for the next like two or three years in terms of like we have so much demand like we like they're kind of waiting for us to like ship at scale.

Predictor: Brett Adcock

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.773
Brier
0.0040
excellent
Hits / Misses
5 / 0
of 6 resolved
Hit rate
83.3%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Brett Adcock is multiplied by κ in /api/intake. Lower κ = less weight; floors at 0.10 (effectively silenced) and caps at 1.00 (full weight).

Reference class: humanoid_commercial_volume

Linked via embedding similarity 0.555

>10,000 unit cumulative deployment of humanoid robot SKU within 3 years of debut

Base rate
10.0%
0/3 historical
Inside weight
Outside weight
no pull
inside 39.9% → blend 39.9% 0.0pp)

Tetlock-style outside view: at TRF=1 (just predicted), outside view dominates (w_in=0.3). At TRF=0 (deadline), inside view dominates (w_in=1.0). The blend regularizes overconfident inside views toward the historical base rate.

Probability over time

7 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 50%2026-04-302026-04-302026-05-17
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 39.9%

Milestone chain

Pre-event signals (upstream prereqs + window checkpoints) → resolution event → downstream cascades. Status/dates update from linked nodes; re-derive nightly via scripts/ops/derive_milestones.py.
Leading chain: 4 fired ✓ · 5 pending
  1. 2026-09-30pendingFigure announces enterprise customer order book/backlog detail
    How: Figure press release or CEO interview discloses signed-customer count and unit backlog covering 12+ months of BotQ output
    Source: Figure newsroom + BMW commercial agreement coverageconf 60%
  2. 2026-09-30pendingBMW expansion to Plant Leipzig confirmed live in production
    How: BMW press release confirms Figure 02/03 humanoids on Leipzig assembly line in summer-2026 production deployment
    Source: BMW Group press releaseconf 70%
  3. 2026-06-01 → 2027-12-31pendingFigure raises a 2026/2027 funding round at >=$50B valuation
    How: Bloomberg/Reuters/PitchBook reports priced funding round valuing Figure at >=$50B post-money
    Source: Pattern from prior $39.5B reported valuationconf 65%
  4. 2027-03-31pendingFigure announces second non-automotive Tier-1 customer
    How: Figure press release names a logistics/warehousing/manufacturing Fortune-500 customer beyond BMW with multi-unit order
    Source: Industry trajectory — humanoid sector commercial pipelineconf 60%
  5. 2027-06-30pendingBotQ facility hits 12,000 unit/yr nameplate capacity
    How: Figure media tour or earnings-style update confirms BotQ running at initial 12k/yr design capacity
    Source: Figure BotQ press materialsconf 55%

What if this resolves?

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(live posterior: 40%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-17T02:00:01Z39.9%+1.5pp
Network propagation: 38.5% → 39.9%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00689 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e607fa96
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z38.5%+3.0pp
Network propagation: 35.5% → 38.5%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z35.5%+5.9pp
Network propagation: 29.5% → 35.5%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z29.5%+9.9pp
Network propagation: 19.6% → 29.5%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
legacy v12026-04-30T16:13:50Z19.6%-10.2pp
reference_class_assigned bayesian_v2 inside=0.500 blend=0.196 w_in=0.36 humanoid_commercial_volume
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z29.8%+10.3pp
Network propagation: 19.6% → 29.8%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef
legacy v12026-04-30T01:56:50Z19.6%-30.4pp
reference_class_assigned bayesian_v2 inside=0.500 blend=0.196 w_in=0.36 humanoid_commercial_volume

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Ticker exposure

33 ticker(s) linked

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Expected milestones (1)

From Sheet 17 Monitoring Triggers
Expected byDescriptionStatus
2029-12-31[Robotics 2029-12] ; BLS employment reports; tech layoff t [229_003] Figure 03 shipment volume; BMW, 2nd customer deployment countpending

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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... (truncated)