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Figure AI

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Figure AI builds Figure 03, a general-purpose humanoid designed for continuous commercial work in logistics and manufacturing. As of the Week of November 9, 2026 board, Figure AI ranks first on the Androids.com Robot Rankings.

What it builds

Figure 03 is the company's third-generation humanoid and the first built explicitly for round-the-clock commercial operation rather than capability demos. It runs Helix-02, Figure's vision-language-action model, entirely on the robot, so it keeps working without a cloud connection. It recharges itself by walking onto a wireless foot-dock.

The clearest proof came in May 2026: three units sorted roughly 250,000 packages over 200 continuous hours with zero hardware failures, handing tasks to one another as batteries ran low.

Key specsFigure 03
ManufacturerFigure AI
ModelFigure 03 (3rd generation)
Height5'8" / 1.72 m
Weight61 kg
Payload capacity20 kg
Battery runtime5 hours (continuous)
ChargingWireless foot-dock, autonomous hot-swap
AI systemHelix-02 (on-device, local inference)
Primary useLogistics, package sorting, manufacturing
Deployment statusCommercial — scaling
Notable deploymentsCatalyst Brands (Reno DC), Sunnyvale facility
Total funding$3.6B+
AvailabilityContact Figure AI for commercial terms

Where it stands

Figure reports more than 1,000 Figure 03 units built. BMW's Spartanburg plant was its first manufacturing partner, and that deployment continues. In May 2026 it signed Catalyst Brands, putting Figure 03 into a Reno, Nevada distribution centre that serves more than 1,800 retail locations, including JCPenney, Aéropostale and Brooks Brothers.

Money

Figure has raised more than $3.6 billion and carries a reported private valuation of about $39 billion. It has not announced an IPO. That mark was the highest in the sector until 19 August 2026, when Unitree's public debut closed above it.

Latest

  • Catalyst Brands deal signed — May 26, 2026
  • 200-hour autonomous sorting run, 250,000 packages — May 25–28, 2026
  • Helix-02 moves fully on-device — May 2026