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Research Scientist

Which Research Scientist seat is healthier — Physical Intelligence, xAI, or Figure?

Figure is the healthier seat.

Health is cash share, work-email ticks, and a book that is not cooling.

The desk · cash share, work-email ticks, book, heat

1. 1Figure$400k

   cash 55% · 3/7 ticks · hot · Humanoid · BMW line · 2026 raise · hottest metal seat

2. 2xAI$520k

   cash 44% · 3/7 ticks · hot · Grok · Colossus · frontier cash + equity

3. 3Physical Intelligence$560k

   cash 43% · 3/6 ticks · hot · Robot foundation models · lab cash · 2026 raise