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Last verified 2026-07-31
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T2 PILOTING BIPEDAL

Figure 03Humanoid robot reality check: tier, verified deployments, price and evidence ledger

Figure AI

Tier 2, Piloting. Named-customer trials; results are still the maker's word.
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MAY 2026 · 10 events
Aug 2025Jul 2026
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No published priceverified pricechecked against maker channels
0deployment eventscustomer or independent source
10pilot eventsnamed-customer trials
7claim-only eventsthe maker's word, never moves a tier
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27 events, and what kind of thing each one was.

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PILOTnamed-customer trials
DEMOstunts, stages, exhibitions
CLAIMthe maker's word, never moves a tier
22independentarms-length press and analysts
1customer-sidethe customer itself says so
3vendorthe maker or its PR channels

The Figure 03 evidence ledger: every line has a date and a source.

27 arms-length events on file for the Figure 03, newest first. Claims are listed and labeled; they never lift the tier.

Spec sheet · maker's datasheet

Height
5 ft 8 in
Weight
61 kg
Payload
20 kg
Battery life
5 h runtime
Speed
1.2 m/s

All values as published by the maker: Figure product page (Figure 03), retrieved 2026-07-30. Specs describe design intent; they never stand in for evidence.

Figure AI: privately held; no IPO filing on record. Details and sources on the funding and IPO timeline. Facts only, never investment advice.

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Evidence ledger · 27 events
27 of 27 events
  • PILOTReport that Figure 03 will start at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg working on complex logistics sequencing applications (recycled press-release framing). repairerdrivennews.com · independent
  • PILOTFigure 03's work at BMW's Spartanburg facility is described as the initial testing ground for day-to-day operational activities in logistics. aimagazine.com · independent
  • PILOTFigure 03 is now sequencing parts into trolleys for assembly at BMW's Spartanburg plant (present-tense operation). robotnews.therundown.ai · independent
  • PILOTFigure 03 is being deployed at BMW's Spartanburg plant, picking unsorted parts and sorting them into a just-in-sequence trolley (X post, account unidentifiable in wiki). X.com · source
  • PILOTFigure 03 is deployed for a logistics sequencing use case at BMW's Spartanburg plant, picking parts into sequencing trolleys. carscoops.com · independent
  • PILOTFigure 03 arrived at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg on June 30, 2026 and gave its first demonstration of a logistics sequencing workflow (vendor account of engagement start). figure.ai · vendor
  • PILOTFigure 03 reported deployed by BMW Group at its Spartanburg, South Carolina production facility for logistics sequencing tasks. electriccarsreport.com · independent
  • PILOTThe Robot Report covered the upcoming BMW Group deployment of Figure 03 for a logistics sequencing use case (future-tense at time of report; therobotreport.com · independent
  • PILOTFigure 03 reported deployed at BMW Plant Spartanburg to sort and sequence logistics parts. bmwblog.com · independent
  • PILOTBMW Group's own press release stated Figure 03 is being deployed in the assembly and logistics hall at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg for complex sequencing applications. press.bmwgroup.com · customer
  • DEMOForbes recapped the Figure 03 long-duration livestream in which it sorted packages for over 200 hours. forbes.com · independent
  • DEMOFigure 03 demonstrated package sorting in a mock logistics environment. interestingengineering.com · independent
  • CLAIMAnnouncement that Figure 03 will be used in Catalyst Brands' 1.7 million-square-foot Nevada distribution center for sorting and packing tasks (future-tense). wwd.com · independent
  • DEMOFigure 03 autonomously sorted 250,000 packages during a 200-hour livestream. robotnews.therundown.ai · independent
  • CLAIMAnnouncement that Figure 03 will be deployed at Catalyst Brands' logistics hub in Reno, Nevada (future-tense, no evidence operation has started). robotnews.therundown.ai · independent
  • DEMOFigure 03 was livestreamed sorting packages for 200 continuous hours. seekingalpha.com · independent
  • DEMOFigure 03 sorted packages for 200 continuous hours in a long-duration demonstration. etfdb.com · independent
  • DEMOFigure 03 processed 12,732 packages in an 8-hour challenge, narrowly losing to a human intern. etfdb.com · independent
  • DEMOFigure 03 processed tens of thousands of packages over 200 hours without teleoperation, manual intervention, or hardware failure. etfdb.com · independent
  • DEMOFigure 03 began an eight-hour public package-handling demonstration on May 13, inspecting barcodes and placing packages on a conveyor belt. arstechnica.com · independent
  • DEMOTwo Figure 03 robots were shown at a tech showcase. techeblog.com · independent
  • DEMOFigure 03 performed a sequence of household tasks (hanging a coat, making a bed, emptying a trash can, etc.) in 1.5 minutes in a demonstration. techeblog.com · independent
  • CLAIMFigure claimed production would scale from one robot per day to one per hour within four months at its BotQ facility. interestingengineering.com · independent
  • CLAIMFigure stated that over 350 Figure 03 units had been delivered. figure.ai · vendor
  • CLAIMFigure claimed its production rate rose from one unit per day to one unit per hour. figure.ai · vendor
  • CLAIMForbes reported Figure 03 shipments were doubling every month over the prior three months. forbes.com · independent
  • CLAIMForbes reported estimated Figure 03 shipments of roughly 60 in February, 120 in March, and 240 in April 2026. forbes.com · independent

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