REVEALED 2025.10REASSESSED 2026.08.25

Figure AI

Figure 03

Name: Figure 03
Brand: Figure AI

Advanced humanoid platform running an end-to-end neural policy onboard, designed for the home but not purchasable, with published deployment confined to logistics and to alpha homes Figure operates. Progress is tangible and unusually well documented; availability is not.

ReplacesFigure 02The previous generation of this line.

PriceNot listedNot tracked yet

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level II.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyHandles new obstacles and re-plans in real time; rare in consumer products.
IIIConditional AutonomyFinishes whole jobs in familiar spaces; struggles at the edges.
To reach Level IIIMost sessions finish without intervention. Rescue is occasional, not routine.
IIAssisted AutonomyThis robot

Figure 03 runs preset routines on its own, and the owner is its recovery system.
What it does on its own
- Biped locomotion across flat and varied indoor surfaces
- End-to-end learned manipulation of household objects under the Helix policy
- Navigation through doorways and around static obstacles
- Sensor fusion for visual task understanding
- Long-horizon sequencing, including a continuous dishwasher load and unload run as a single behavior
Why this level
- Figure 03 demonstrates autonomous locomotion and end-to-end learned manipulation in controlled environments, driven by the Helix vision-language-action policy running onboard the robot.
- Figure states its demonstrations are not teleoperated, and its published record includes multi-day continuous sorting runs completed without human resets.
- What has not been shown is sustained operation outside settings Figure controls.
- Home use is confined to alpha testing that Figure runs, and no independent party has operated the robot unsupervised.
- The classification is held at Level II on that limit, and is under review.
What holds it at Level II
- Requires environmental familiarization or explicit task specification before deployment
- Performance degrades on obstacle types not represented in training data
- Recovery from falls or jams requires human intervention
- Outdoor or unstructured terrain beyond design parameters
8 sources reviewed
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Verified8 sources reviewed

Sufficient public evidence across source types to publish a non-provisional classification.

Sources reviewed

Manufacturer documentation3 sourcesOngoing

Figure AI announcements, technical whitepapers on Helix architecture, deployment case studies

Press & video reviews2 sourcesOngoing

Industry coverage of Figure 03 deployments and capability demonstrations

Independent teardown1 sourcePending

Limited third-party documentation; most technical insights from manufacturer and press sources

Figure 03, our 3rd generation humanoid robotHacker News

Longitudinal signal2 sourcesReviewed

Robovations dated log for this robot: 7 tracked entries spanning ~10 months.

Monitoring record8 sourcesReviewed

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Not consumer-ready.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

Not consumer-readyThis robot

Figure 03 ships to commercial and research buyers, not to households.

The readiness scale measures household purchase timing, so no tier applies. A consumer version reaching general availability would start the clock.

On the record

Shipping since October 2025 · 11 months on the market
8 sources reviewed

The scale, for reference

Ready NowAssessed, with a clean record on file. A successor may be shipping; the page says so when it is.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesDocumented problems stand on the record; read the case before buying.

How we assess readiness →

Pre-Consumer Assessment

How this projection was reached

58of 100

PlausibleAt or above 31% of the 85 robots we assess before release

SpeculativeConceptPlausiblePromisingReady

The hatched tail is unreachable by construction. A projection does not publish as a full mark, because the evidence that settles it does not exist yet: whether the thing ships and works in ordinary use. Those 10 points are what shipping has to earn.

The reading

Built on the Helix neural-network platform and benefiting from BMW deployment data on the prior generation. Figure publishes more of its demonstration record than most of this category, including continuous multi-day runs, and states plainly that no teleoperation is involved. The open risk is not a gap between claim and demonstration; it is that every demonstration to date is Figure's own, on Figure's sites, with no third-party operation to corroborate it. Promising form factor with high engineering and deployment risk.

Still open

Documented end-to-end task completion without teleoperation in unstructured environments
Whether the consumer-pricing framing reflects actual retail availability and timeline
Service and support model for non-industrial deployments
Helix policy generalization across tasks not in BMW training distribution
Hardware reliability outside controlled factory and commercial settings
Whether the consumer SKU differs materially from the BMW industrial unit

Three signals the number rests onweighted, then capped58What can be judged before anyone owns one.

Track Record35% of the assessment70

What this asks

Has this maker shipped what it demoed before, on schedule, with the promised capability?

Engineering35% of the assessment66

What this asks

Are the demonstrated capabilities achievable in shipping form, or do they need breakthroughs not in evidence?

Demo Match30% of the assessment35

What this asks

What has been shown to work, against what is claimed in marketing.

Published beside the numbernever averaged inWhat the maker has disclosed, not what has been judged.

Readinessnot in the number35

What this asks

Ship-date specificity, pricing transparency, distribution and regulatory status. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

Disclosurenot in the number30

What this asks

How much of the product is disclosed. Higher means fewer fundamental unknowns remain. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

middle half of the pre-release setits medianthis robot

Not a Robovations Scorethe two never convert into each other

This is a projection from pre-shipping signals, not a measurement. When the robot ships, the assessment is archived, a first Robovations Score is computed from the field record, and the change is logged on the tracker rather than appearing as a new number.

Read the pre-release method →

FIT CHECK

Will the Figure 03 fit your scenario?

Describe your scenario using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Figure 03 is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Where it operates

Primary tasks

Supervision needs

Timeline

A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Manufacturer-published figures, measured against every humanoid robot we track.

Dimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

Footprint: 23.6 × 23.6 in · 66.1 in tall✓
Weight: 134.5 lbs•
Battery: 2,300 Wh · Li-ion
Payload: 44.1 lb•
Max speed: 2.7 mph•

Where it lands · ranked across 59 humanoid robotsThis robotMedianTypical range

Runtime300min

60 min720 min

Near median

Weight134.5lbs

26.46 lbs196.2+ lbs

Near median

Position shows where the figure sits across the tracked category, not a quality judgment.

Official referencesProduct page

RECORD

How the assessment has moved.

Every announcement, release and reassessment behind the current classification.

Coming soon

Just launched

Active updates

Settled

Discontinued

Sep 2026 · NewsFigure signs $3.5B Nscale compute deal, weeks after launching Index dataset
Aug 2026 · ReleaseBMW deploys Figure 03 for complex logistics sequencing at Spartanburg plant
Aug 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment revised 46 → 51
Jul 2026 · NewsFigure AI’s BotQ facility manufactures its 1,000th Figure 03 humanoid
Jul 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment recorded at 46 of 100
May 2026 · AnnouncementFigure AI names Catalyst Brands its first customer beyond BMW for Figure 03
Jan 2026 · DemoFigure AI describes home pilot pathway for Figure 03 consumer deployment
Nov 2025 · NewsFigure AI announces BotQ partnership to ramp Figure 03 production volume
Oct 2025 · AnnouncementFigure unveils Helix neural network for cross-task generalization
Oct 2025 · AnnouncementFigure AI officially unveils Figure 03 third-generation humanoid platform

Editorial comparisons

How Figure 03 compares.

All comparisons →

Comparison

Consumer humanoid robots in 2026: do they live up to the marketing?

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Common questions

What people actually ask.

7 answered

OperationWhat is the Helix architecture?

Helix is Figure AI’s end-to-end neural network system that jointly learns perception, reasoning, and motor control from video. Manufacturer documentation indicates this approach improves task generalization across similar environments.

OperationIs Figure 03 available for purchase?

No consumer or retail pricing is published. Figure 03 is deployed through commercial partnerships. Potential deployments must involve direct contact with Figure AI for terms and availability.

OperationWhat tasks can Figure 03 perform?

Figure’s documented applications are package logistics on this generation and automotive parts handling on the prior one, alongside household tasks shown in its own demonstrations. Facility maintenance and inspection are not Figure applications. The company’s stated target for this robot is the home, with alpha testing announced in 2025.

OperationCan Figure 03 be remotely operated?

Figure states that Helix-02 runs entirely onboard the robot and that its published demonstrations are not teleoperated. What Figure has not documented is the intervention path: there is no public account of how a human stops or corrects a run in progress, what the operator interface is, or how task completion is verified.

ComparisonHow does Figure 03 compare to other humanoid platforms?

Figure 03 is positioned as a proprietary commercial platform. Manufacturer claims center on neural network reasoning and manipulation capability, though independent comparative testing is not published.

OwnershipWhat maintenance does Figure 03 require?

As a development-phase system, the robot requires regular battery charging, joint inspection, and firmware updates. Specific maintenance schedules and parts costs are not published.

OperationWhat is the deployment model for Figure 03?

Figure 03 is positioned for institutional and industrial pilots. Organizations deploy through direct manufacturer partnerships with ongoing support and task customization.

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Where to next

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Figure 03

Will the Figure 03 fit your scenario?

The full spec sheet.

How the assessment has moved.

How Figure 03 compares.

Consumer humanoid robots in 2026: do they live up to the marketing?

What people actually ask.

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