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Helix (and Helix-02)

Figure AI's onboard dual-system VLA. System 2 is an internet-pretrained VLM (7B params, 7-9 Hz) handling scene and language understanding; System 1 is a fast reactive visuomotor policy (80M params, 200 Hz). Helix-02 (January 27, 2026) extended to full-body control via System 0, a 1 kHz neural prior trained on 1,000+ hours of human motion data that replaced roughly 109,504 lines of hand-engineered C++. The first VLA to control a full humanoid upper body including individual fingers from one set of weights, and the first to run two robots from one set of weights.

Foundation model · Maturity: Commercial · Closed · Powers 2 robots

Machine-readable surfaces

Architecture

Dual-system VLA. System 2 (S2): onboard internet-pretrained VLM, 7B params, 7-9 Hz. System 1 (S1): fast reactive visuomotor policy, 80M params, 200 Hz. Helix-02 added System 0, a 1 kHz neural prior trained on 1,000+ hours of human motion data, replacing roughly 109,504 lines of hand-engineered C++. Runs on embedded low-power onboard GPUs, no cloud.

Key facts

Verified commercial milestone
May 13, 2026: Figure CEO demonstrated a team of Figure 03 robots running a full 8-hour autonomous shift on Helix-02, package sorting, no human intervention
Training data
Learned from approximately 500 hours of demonstration data
Onboard runtime
Embedded low-power onboard GPUs, no cloud
DEPLOY maturity rationale
Verified 8-hour autonomous shift in commercial sortation; counted as commercial not production

Developed by (1)

Powers (2)

Common questions

What is Helix (and Helix-02)?
Figure AI's onboard dual-system VLA. System 2 is an internet-pretrained VLM (7B params, 7-9 Hz) handling scene and language understanding; System 1 is a fast reactive visuomotor policy (80M params, 200 Hz). Helix-02 (January 27, 2026) extended to full-body control via System 0, a 1 kHz neural prior trained on 1,000+ hours of human motion data that replaced roughly 109,504 lines of hand-engineered C++. The first VLA to control a full humanoid upper body including individual fingers from one set of weights, and the first to run two robots from one set of weights.
Which robots run on Helix (and Helix-02)?
2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry run on Helix (and Helix-02): Figure 02, Figure 03.
Who developed Helix (and Helix-02)?
Helix (and Helix-02) is credited to Figure AI on the DEPLOY registry. Each developer attribution is verified via primary sources.
Is Helix (and Helix-02) open source?
No. Helix (and Helix-02) is recorded as proprietary on the DEPLOY registry. Model weights and source are not publicly available.
What type of AI is Helix (and Helix-02)?
Helix (and Helix-02) is a foundation model, built on a Dual-system VLA. System 2 (S2): onboard internet-pretrained VLM, 7B params, 7-9 Hz. System 1 (S1): fast reactive visuomotor policy, 80M params, 200 Hz. Helix-02 added System 0, a 1 kHz neural prior trained on 1,000+ hours of human motion data, replacing roughly 109,504 lines of hand-engineered C++. Runs on embedded low-power onboard GPUs, no cloud. architecture on the DEPLOY registry.

Sources (10)

  1. Figure AI: Helix (primary) · https://www.figure.ai/news/helix
  2. Figure AI: Helix in logistics · https://www.figure.ai/news/helix-logistics
  3. TechTimes: Helix-02 8-hour autonomous shift (May 14, 2026) · https://www.techtimes.com/
  4. Luigi Freda: Helix architecture overview · https://luigifreda.com/
  5. https://techstartups.com/2025/02/21/ai-startup-figure-unveils-helix-new-ai-model-lets-robots-follow-voice-commands-handle-unknown-objects/
  6. https://newatlas.com/robotics/helix-vla-figure-02-robot/
  7. https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/figure-ai-helix-robotic-model/
  8. https://www.figure.ai/news/introducing-figure-03
  9. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/figure-exceeds-1b-in-series-c-funding-at-39b-post-money-valuation-302556936.html
  10. https://www.figure.ai/news/series-c
Methodology: Verified · 10 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-05-30

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-05-30

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Sources by quality tier

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Company IR disclosure

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Helix (and Helix-02).

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