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Figure 02 at Spartanburg

Figure 02 is Figure AI's second-generation general-purpose humanoid robot, successor to Figure 01. Ran the company's flagship production deployment at BMW's Spartanburg plant (since ended). Built for industrial and manufacturing tasks. Features dexterous manipulation, vision-language-action AI (Helix), and bipedal locomotion.

Figure 02 by Figure AI · Operated by BMW Group · Machine verified · Humanoids

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Editorial narrative

BMW Spartanburg and Figure 02

The completed industrial humanoid pilot. From January 2024 partnership announcement through November 2025 official retirement, two Figure 02 robots produced 1,250 hours of operation, supported 30,000+ BMW X3s, and handled 90,000+ parts. The cleanest published case study in commercial humanoid evaluation.

Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of BMW Group

BMW Group footage of a Figure 02 robot during a test run in the body shop at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg.

Figure AI deployed Figure 02 humanoid robots at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina for an approximately 11-month pilot program that concluded in November 2025, the first deployment of humanoid robots at any BMW Group plant. The robots handled sheet-metal loading: picking parts from racks or bins and placing them on welding fixtures, after which six-axis industrial robots welded and fed parts into the BMW X3 main production line.

Running 10-hour shifts Monday through Friday, Figure 02 logged over 1,250 operating hours and contributed to the production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles, moving over 90,000 components and accumulating approximately 1.2 million steps. The deployment surfaced critical mechanical and software data that directly shaped the component architecture and build procedures for Figure 03. Following the Spartanburg success, BMW launched a new humanoid robot pilot at its Leipzig plant in Germany in February 2026.

Key facts

Duration
~11 months, completed November 2025
Task
Sheet-metal loading for BMW X3 welding fixtures
Operating hours
1,250+
Vehicles supported
30,000+ BMW X3
Components moved
90,000+
Steps logged
~1.2 million

Exposure

Customer segment
manufacturing
Scale tier
pilot lt10
Customer
(registry company)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Figure 02 at Spartanburg.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Machine verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Figure 02
Company
Figure AI
Location
United States/South Carolina/Spartanburg
Operator
BMW Group
Status
ended
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-12-01
ID
7588a752-c5e9-4bf2-940b-9b9de3f70129

Timeline

  1. Dec 2024
    First recorded
    Figure 02 first documented operating at Spartanburg.
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Verifications (1)

Sources (13)

  1. F.02 Contributed to the Production of 30,000 Cars at BMW · https://www.figure.ai/news/production-at-bmw · 2025-11-25
  2. Humanoid robots complete 11-month project at BMW plant · https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2025/11/25/humanoid-robots-complete-11-month-project-at-bmw-plant/ · 2025-11-25
  3. Assembly Magazine: task detail, cycle time, accuracy goals · https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/99678-humanoid-robots-complete-trial-project-at-bmw-assembly-plant · 2025-11-25
  4. Interesting Engineering: retirement, 200 miles, 84s cycle, 5mm tolerance · https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/figure-humanoid-robots-retires-bmw · 2025-11-21
  5. BMW Group: Spartanburg results (90,000 components, 1.2M steps, 1,250 hrs) · https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0455864EN/bmw-group-to-deploy-humanoid-robots-in-production-in-germany-for-the-first-time?language=en · 2026-02-27
  6. Sacra: deployment summary + RaaS pricing context · https://sacra.com/c/figure-ai/ · 2025-11-01
  7. Automotive Manufacturing Solutions: body shop choice, exec quotes · https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/smart-factory/bmw-brings-humanoid-robots-to-european-production/2616584 · 2026-03-11
  8. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/figure-unveils-figure-02-its-second-generation-humanoid-setting-new-standards-in-ai-and-robotics-302214889.html
  9. https://www.therobotreport.com/figure-02-humanoid-robot-is-ready-to-get-to-work/
  10. https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/figure-humanoid-robot-autonomous/
  11. Successful test of humanoid robots at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg · https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0444265EN/successful-test-of-humanoid-robots-at-bmw-group-plant-spartanburg?language=en · 2025-11-25
  12. BMW touts humanoid robot pilot success at South Carolina plant · https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/bmw-completes-sucessful-pilot-humanoid-robots-spartanburg-plant-figure-02/723819/ · 2025-11-25
  13. BMW Group advances Physical AI with Figure 03 at Spartanburg · https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0458778EN/bmw-group-advances-the-use-of-physical-ai-in-production-with-figure-03-project-in-spartanburg · 2024-06-01
Methodology: Verified · 13 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: retired

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

11
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

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Common questions

What is the Figure 02 deployment at Spartanburg?
Figure 02, built by Figure AI, is recorded as a deployment at Spartanburg on the DEPLOY registry. BMW Group operates the deployment.
Who operates Figure 02 at Spartanburg?
BMW Group operates this deployment as a customer of Figure AI, the manufacturer of Figure 02.
When did the Figure 02 deployment at Spartanburg go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Figure 02 deployment at Spartanburg still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Figure 02 deployment at Spartanburg?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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