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HumanoidsGeneral-purpose humanoid

Figure 03

by Figure AI

Figure 03 is the third humanoid robot from US start-up Figure AI. The company says it is built for its Helix AI software, for homes, and for work at large scale. Figure AI, 9 Oct 2025

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Stage 3 of 5

Pilot

Which rule placed it
Evidence
Independently reported
Human help
Not disclosed
Last milestone
30 Sept 2026

01Can I get it?

Only through a trial

Where it works today
Working in BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina car plant, sorting parts in logistics. Not on sale for homes. Repairer Driven News on BMW Group release, 13 July 2026
Published price
No published price in our sources.
Human help
The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

03Promised vs delivered

What the maker said, and when

Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.

  • Said27 Feb 2025

    Early home testing in 2025

    Figure's CEO said it would begin early 'alpha' tests of its robot in homes later in 2025. TechCrunch, 27 Feb 2025

    Still pending

    Figure has shown tests in homes, including 30 Bay Area homes in September 2026, but has not said robots are living in customers' homes.

  • Said9 Oct 2025

    100,000 robots over four years

    Figure said its BotQ factory aims to make 100,000 robots in total over four years. Figure AI, 9 Oct 2025

    Still pending

    Figure said in April 2026 it had delivered over 350 Figure 03 robots.

04Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

  • A former Figure robot safety engineer sued the company in federal court in California. He says he was fired after warning the robots were strong enough to fracture a human skull. Figure says he was let go for poor performance. TechSpot, 22 Nov 2025

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

  1. 5

    Regulator-cleared or mass market

    A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.

  2. 4

    Paying customers

    Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

  3. 3

    PilotThis robot

    Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

    Placed by: BMW started a Figure 03 project at Spartanburg, where the robot picks and sorts parts for the assembly line (30 June 2026); BMW confirmed that the earlier model, Figure 02, helped build more than 30,000 BMW X3 cars over 10 months at its Spartanburg plant, placing sheet-metal parts for welding (Nov 2025).

  4. 2

    Pre-orders

    Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

  5. 1

    Demo only

    Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. Figure markets Figure 03 for homes but lists no price or order page, and has not said any home customer has one. Robot counts at BMW and Catalyst Brands are not disclosed. Figure says the BMW stint lasted 11 months; BMW says 10.