Figure AI Timeline

At an all-hands meeting released on 22 October, CEO Brett Adcock said Figure 04 had reached design lock, with actuators, batteries and a fourth-generation hand still in testing. He previewed Helix 3.0 without a release date and called an internal model result “baby AGI”, without publishing a definition, task list or success metrics. Figure also reported more than $2 billion in cash and robots working in three US states.

Figure reported 37.5 million first-person task videos uploaded from 112 countries, with 210,000 people uploading in a single week and an estimated $8.1 million spent on data that week.

In 30 rented Bay Area homes the robot had never seen, Figure 03 succeeded in 237 of 420 household-chore trials (56%) when trained with Index data, against 9% without it. Figure also detailed a $3.5 billion compute commitment with Nscale for up to 100,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs.

Figure began paying people to film themselves doing everyday chores for robot training, committing about $1 billion over 12 months.

Figure announced its 1,000th Figure 03 on 23 July, about three months after reporting 350 units and output of roughly one robot per hour. The company says mass-manufacturing methods cut costs by more than 90% compared with Figure 02.

What began as an eight-hour endurance challenge became a 200-hour livestream. Three Figure 03 robots running Helix 02 processed 249,560 packages with no reported mechanical failures, swapping out automatically to charge.

Figure 02 robots working at BMW's manufacturing facility exceed 100 active units, with continued expansion of task repertoire including assembly, material handling, and inspection duties.

Figure AI unveils Figure 03, its third-generation humanoid, with soft textile coverings for safer work around people, redesigned hands and sensors for Helix, and a design built for high-volume manufacturing at its BotQ plant.

Figure AI closes a Series C round of more than $1 billion at a $39 billion post-money valuation, funding manufacturing scale-up, data collection and compute. (Its earlier $675 million Series B closed in February 2024.)

A Figure 02 unit completes a 40-hour continuous manufacturing shift at BMW with minimal human intervention, marking a significant milestone in sustained commercial robot deployment.

Figure AI and BMW announce expansion from the initial pilot to further production facilities. Figure 02 robots begin handling increasingly complex assembly and logistics tasks.

Figure AI releases Helix AI v2, an improved neural network framework trained on 18+ months of real-world BMW manufacturing data. The update significantly improves task generalization and safety.

Figure 02 robots begin operating on BMW's production line, becoming among the first humanoid robots performing sustained commercial manufacturing work. Initial tasks include parts sorting, tray assembly, and material feeding.

Figure AI and OpenAI deepen their partnership, integrating advanced language models into Figure robots' instruction-understanding systems. Robots can now interpret natural language commands and adapt task execution accordingly.

Figure AI reveals Figure 02, an improved second-generation design featuring higher dexterity, better power management, and refined AI integration. The generation is optimized for industrial deployment and manufacturing tasks.

Figure AI secures an additional $450 million in Series A extension funding, demonstrating strong investor confidence and enabling aggressive expansion of research, manufacturing, and deployment teams.

Figure AI and BMW announce a strategic partnership to deploy Figure 01 and Figure 02 robots in BMW manufacturing facilities for pilot testing and evaluation in production environments.

Figure 01 robots demonstrate capability in warehouse environments, handling pallets, sorting, and inventory tasks. Real-world deployment data becomes central to training improvements.

Figure AI completes Series A funding round, raising $200 million from institutional investors. Funding accelerates development, manufacturing scale-up, and commercial deployment planning.

Figure AI publicly reveals Figure 01, a fully functional humanoid robot standing 170 cm tall and designed for general industrial tasks. The platform features advanced manipulation, vision, and proprietary AI.

Brett Adcock, former VP of Engineering at Ghost Robotics and Apptronik, founds Figure AI to commercialize humanoid robots for industrial applications. The company focuses on rapid deployment and real-world learning.