Figure AI, a company building humanoid robots for homes and workplaces, posted a night-shift job in Santa Clara, California. The role is for a Shift Coordinator to oversee the company’s robots and the human operators who work with them, from about 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. The pay is listed as $40 to $45 per hour on a contract-to-hire basis.
The person in this job would schedule and lead the overnight team, assign robots to tasks, monitor performance, troubleshoot failures and safety issues, and sometimes operate the robots themselves when needed. The work is physical: the coordinator must be able to stand for long periods and handle equipment or robot parts weighing up to 50 pounds. Engineering support is limited at night, so the person on duty makes important decisions about whether to keep the robots running.
This hiring is notable because it shows that even advanced humanoid robots still need human supervision for continuous operation, especially overnight. Companies are moving toward real commercial use, but full autonomy is not yet reliable enough to leave the machines completely alone. For robotics and AI students, it is a practical reminder that today’s humanoid systems still require people in the loop for safety, maintenance, and problem-solving.
Source: Business Insider.