Robot model
Figure 02
Figure 02 is Figure AI's second-generation general-purpose humanoid robot, successor to Figure 01.
- Manufacturer
- Figure AI
- Form factor
- humanoid
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- retired
- Deployments
- 3
- Website
- figure.ai ↗
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Figure 02, a humanoid by Figure AI (commercial): 3 verified deployments on record. 11 sources back the record.
retired
Overview
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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
- View all sources →
Key facts
Form factor
Maker
Generation
Deployment location
Intended use
Price
Availability
Pricing model
Flagship deployment
AI
Retired
Specs
Dof
Battery
Runtime
Battery wh
Sourced specs
Individual specifications, each with its own source and date.
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 168 cmclaimed | Figure 02 — Humanoid.guide product specifications (aggregating Figure AI official) |
| Max speed | 1.2 m/sclaimed | Figure 02 — Humanoid.guide product specifications (aggregating Figure AI official) |
| Payload | 20 kgclaimed | Figure 02 — Humanoid.guide product specifications (aggregating Figure AI official) |
| Weight | 70 kgclaimed | Figure 02 — Humanoid.guide product specifications (aggregating Figure AI official) |
To scale
Data & sources
Press releases
4
News coverage
1
Web sources
6
11 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not disclosed
- Price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Pilot partners only
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Accountability: Figure AI has a Claim Integrity of 100% (1 of 1 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Figure 02. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Featured deployment
Deployments (3)
Initial pilot of Figure 02 at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, announced August 6, 2024.
Figure 02 humanoid robots completed 11-month pilot at BMW Plant Spartanburg body shop, running 10 hours/day, 5 months continuous.
Operated by BMW Group
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…
Figure 02 on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Figure 02 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Price point recordedJun 17, 2026
Not announced
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 8, 2026
Introducing Figure 02
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Helix Logistics (Figure 02)
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Introducing Helix (on Figure 02)
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Figure 02 BMW Spartanburg use case
Previous generation
- Figure 01superseded
The historical entries remain on the registry for reference; current coverage tracks this generation.
Deployment-verified media (6)
BMW Group footage of a Figure 02 robot during a test run in the body shop at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg.
From deployment: Spartanburg
Manufacturer-attributed media (3)
Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.
Figure's footage of its Figure 02 humanoid using the Helix model for package manipulation in a logistics context. The autonomous-operation framing is Figure's claim (Helix is trained on teleoperation data).
Figure's reveal of Helix, its vision-language-action model, running on the Figure 02 humanoid to grasp novel household objects from voice commands. Helix is trained on teleoperation data; the 'generalist autonomy' framing is Figure's claim.
Figure's status-update footage of its Figure 02 humanoid working a sheet-metal insertion task at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg. Figure describes the fleet operation as autonomous; the framing is the maker's.
Runs on (1)
- Helix (and Helix-02)foundation-model · commercial
Supply chain (1)
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIADual onboard NVIDIA RTX GPU modulessupplies
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Figure 02 (1)
- Figure 02 alleged to have gashed a steel door in a malfunction (whistleblower lawsuit)2025-11-21 · Property damage
Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (11)
- Figure AI: F.02 contributed to production of 30,000 cars at BMW; F.02 retirement begins · https://www.figure.ai/news/production-at-bmw · 2025-11-19
- Repairer Driven News: Figure 02 completes 11-month BMW project, retirement begins · https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2025/11/25/humanoid-robots-complete-11-month-project-at-bmw-plant/ · 2025-11-25
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/figure-unveils-figure-02-its-second-generation-humanoid-setting-new-standards-in-ai-and-robotics-302214889.html
- https://www.therobotreport.com/figure-02-humanoid-robot-is-ready-to-get-to-work/
- https://newatlas.com/robotics/figure-02-humanoid-robot-launch/
- https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/figure-humanoid-robot-autonomous/
- https://www.figure.ai/news/helix
- https://newatlas.com/robotics/helix-vla-figure-02-robot/
- 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
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/figure-raises-675m-at-2-6b-valuation-and-signs-collaboration-agreement-with-openai-302074897.html
- https://humanoid.guide/product/figure-02/
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Methodology: Verified · 11 sources (4 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-23
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-23
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: retired
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 6
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 4
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Figure 02.Recent coverage
Figure 02 in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Figure 02 from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Are Humanoid Robots Ready to Be Deployed?
The New Yorker examines the readiness of humanoid robots for real-world deployment, featuring 1X Technologies' NEO robots and Skild's approach to robot AI.
Automate 2026 show recap
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BMW demonstrated the Figure 03 humanoid robot at its Spartanburg plant for logistics sequencing, moving beyond the Figure 02 pilot with whole-body coordination powered by the…
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BMW Group advances the use of Physical AI in production with Figure 03 project in Spartanburg
BMW Group announces deployment of Figure 03 humanoid robots at Plant Spartanburg, advancing from Figure 02 to the next-generation platform in its production facility.
AUTONOMOUS 2026: The Future of Robotics and Physical AI conference July 16
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Figure 03 Arrives at BMW
Figure AI announced that its Figure 03 humanoid robot has arrived at BMW for factory deployment, following the BMW Group Spartanburg partnership announcement.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/figure-02.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/f5599108-6c06-4af4-a669-378b87860daf
- Revision history: /models/figure-02/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Reality vs attention
Figure 02 draws attention at the 96th percentile but verifies reality at the 81st percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +14.6, 34th widest among humanoids.
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 24, 2026