Intern Beats Humanoid Robot in 10-Hour Package Sorting Challenge

An intern has defeated the latest humanoid robot, F.03, developed by Figure AI, in a physical agility competition. However, this human victory came at a high cost, with extreme physical pain and fatigue. The ‘Man vs. Machine’ competition was organised by Figure AI. In the challenge, intern Aime faced off against the F.03 robot to sort packages in a logistics warehouse for a full 10 hours. Both were tasked with scanning barcodes, picking up packages, and placing them on a conveyor belt with uniform barcode orientation. The human emerged victorious by a narrow margin of 192 packages. Aime successfully sorted 12,924 packages in 10 hours, averaging 2.79 seconds per package, while the F.03 robot closely followed with 12,732 packages at 2.83 seconds per package. The competition was intensely close, with the F.03 robot briefly overtaking Aime’s count around the fifth hour. This occurred as Aime had to take a bathroom break—a biological limitation the robot does not possess. Fortunately, Aime managed to catch up and reclaim the lead before time ran out. Final scores: F.03: 12,732 packages (2.83 seconds per package) Aime: 12,924 packages (2.79 seconds per package) This is the last time a human will ever win. Despite Aime’s victory, Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock revealed a grim prediction about the competition. Adcock stated the intern had nearly suffered a broken forearm from the repetitive, heavy lifting over 10 hours. In a social media post on X (formerly Twitter), Adcock congratulated Aime on his win. However, he also issued a threatening warning about the future of human-AI competition. “Final scores: F.03: 12,732 packages, Aime: 12,924 packages. This is the last time a human will ever win,” wrote the Figure AI CEO.