Figure AI, Inc. is an American robotics company founded in 2022 by Brett Adcock, dedicated to developing AI-powered humanoid robots. The company’s mission is to bring a general-purpose humanoid robot to life, capable of performing human-like tasks and learning directly from people. Figure AI aims to deploy these robots in various environments, from industrial settings to homes, to address labor shortages and improve efficiency.

Figure AI has rapidly progressed through several iterations of its humanoid robots. Figure 02 was the company’s second-generation humanoid robot, designed primarily for industrial applications. Its development and deployment provided crucial insights for the subsequent model. Following the successful deployment and learnings from Figure 02, Figure AI introduced Figure 03 on October 9, 2025. This third-generation robot represents a significant leap forward, engineered from the ground up for mass manufacturing and designed for both commercial and home environments.

Figure 03 boasts impressive specifications tailored for versatile operation. It stands at 5’8″ and is designed to handle household tasks autonomously, such as laundry, cleaning, and doing dishes. While specific weight, runtime, and speed were listed as 0KG, 0HR, and 0.0M/S on the main product page, these are likely placeholders or indicative of a focus on other metrics for home use. The robot has a payload capacity of 20KG and operates on an electric system. A key advancement in Figure 03 is its redesigned sensory suite and hand system, purpose-built to enable Helix, Figure’s proprietary vision-language-action AI. The vision system features a new camera architecture with twice the frame rate, one-quarter the latency, and a 60% wider field of view, crucial for intelligent navigation and precise manipulation. Each hand integrates an embedded palm camera for close-range visual feedback, especially when main cameras are occluded. The hands also feature compliant and tactile design with softer, adaptive fingertips and internally developed tactile sensors capable of detecting forces as small as three grams. Figure 03 includes 10 Gbps mmWave data offload for continuous learning.

For home integration, Figure 03 incorporates safety features like multi-density foam and soft textiles, and is 9% less massive and has significantly less volume than Figure 02. It features an upgraded audio hardware system for real-time speech-to-speech communication and is capable of wireless inductive charging at 2 kW.

The Figure 02 robot achieved a significant real-world deployment at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg. Over an 11-month period, Figure 02 robots were deployed on an active assembly line, running 10-hour shifts, Monday-Friday. During this deployment, Figure 02 loaded over 90,000 parts, accumulated more than 1,250 hours of runtime, and contributed to the production of over 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles. The robot demonstrated high placement accuracy, exceeding 99% success per shift, with a goal of zero human interventions. This deployment provided invaluable insights into hardware reliability and informed the design of Figure 03, particularly regarding the wrist electronics.

Figure AI has also partnered with Open AI to develop custom AI models, trained on NVIDIA H100 GPUs, which drive the robots’ intelligence. The company announced a strategic partnership with Brookfield and exceeded $1 billion in Series C funding at a $39 billion post-money valuation (September 16, 2025).

While the information provided by Figure AI highlights successes, the public information does not explicitly detail criticisms or limitations beyond the technical challenges overcome during development (e.g., Figure 02’s forearm being a top hardware failure point). The transition from Figure 03 to Figure 02 suggests that the earlier model had areas for improvement, particularly in manufacturability and cost-effectiveness for broader deployment. The initial specifications for Figure 03 on the main product page (0KG, 0HR, 0.0M/S for weight, runtime, and speed) could be seen as a limitation in providing comprehensive technical details to the public.

Figure AI’s future roadmap is centered around the mass manufacturing and widespread deployment of Figure 03. The company has engineered Figure 03 for high-volume production, establishing a new supply chain and inventing BotQ, a dedicated manufacturing facility. BotQ’s first-generation line aims to produce up to 12,000 humanoid robots per year, with a long-term goal of 100,000 robots over the next four years. This vertical integration strategy for critical modules (actuators, batteries, sensors, structures, electronics) is intended to ensure quality and accelerate production. The company envisions Figure 03 as a versatile platform for both commercial applications and integration into homes, with Helix AI continuously learning and adapting to new tasks. The retirement of Figure 02 signifies a full commitment to the Figure 03 platform and its future development.