Figure AI was founded in 2022 by
Brett Adcock, also known for founding
Archer Aviation and
Vettery. That year, the company introduced its prototype, Figure 01, a
bipedal robot designed for manual labor, initially targeting the
logistics and
warehousing sectors. The initial model utilized external cabling for easier maintenance. In May 2023, Figure AI raised $70 million from investors including Adcock, who invested $20 million, and Parkway Venture Capital. In January 2024, Figure AI announced a partnership with
BMW to deploy humanoid robots in
automotive manufacturing facilities. In February 2024, Figure AI secured $675 million in venture capital funding from a consortium that includes
Jeff Bezos,
Microsoft,
Nvidia,
Intel, and the startup-funding divisions of
Amazon and
OpenAI; the company was then valued at $2.6 billion. In August 2024, the company introduced Figure 02, describing it as the next step toward deploying humanoids for industrial use. while the five-fingered hands have 16 DOF and the ability to carry up to . Microphones, speakers, and custom AI models (developed with OpenAI) enable communication with humans. Helix enables a robot to interact with the world without extensive manual training, In September, a third round of financing exceeded $1 billion, raising the company's total valuation to $39 billion. Investors included
Brookfield Asset Management, Intel,
Macquarie Capital, Nvidia, Parkway Venture Capital,
Qualcomm,
Salesforce, and . In October 2025, Figure 03 was introduced. According to the company, its hardware and software redesign aims to create a general-purpose robot able to learn directly from humans. An upgraded camera system delivers twice the
frame rate, a quarter the latency, and a 60% wider
field of view, in addition to a camera in each hand. By early 2026, Figure 02 had been used in demonstrations showing that it could load a
washing machine, sort packages, and fold laundry. That January, Helix 02 was released, expanding the AI model to the entire body to allow for functional autonomy. A Helix 02–powered Figure 02 was shown to be capable of loading and unloading a
dishwasher, based on hours of
motion-capture data and
simulation-based
machine learning. In March, U.S. First Lady
Melania Trump appeared at the
White House with a Figure 03, promoting the presumptive eventual ability of AI to teach children. == References ==