Figure AI

[PRIVATE]

Humanoids · HQ: Sunnyvale, California · Est. 2022 · 3 models registered · 11 deployments

New deploymentRecent press

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Figure AI: 3 models, 11 deployments across 5 regions, $1.7B raised, 1 active incident. 28 sources back the record.

Ownership

PRIVATE

Capital / Funding

$1.7B

Headquarters

Sunnyvale, California

IP / Patents

15 Active

Platform Models

3

Audited Incidents

1

Overview

Sunnyvale-based humanoid-robotics company founded in 2022, among the fastest-moving US humanoid developers from prototype to production partnership. Its industrial humanoid Figure 02 ran a flagship production deployment at BMW's Spartanburg plant (since ended); the next-generation Figure 03 (with notably dexterous hands, 16 DoF per hand) is its current platform, increasingly oriented toward both industrial RaaS and eventual home use. Figure develops its own Helix vision-language-action AI and operates BotQ, a manufacturing facility tooled to produce up to ~12,000 Figure robots per year. Financials: Figure raised over $1 billion in a Series C (September 2025) at a $39 billion valuation, a roughly 15x jump from its $2.6 billion valuation in February 2024, bringing total funding raised to roughly $1.7 billion. Investors include NVIDIA and Qualcomm Ventures. Reality check: Figure's elevated valuation is partly home-market optionality; CEO Brett Adcock has acknowledged home autonomy is not yet ready for unsupervised operation, so near-term revenue is industrial robots-as-a-service. The BMW deployment, though small in unit count, represents genuine factory integration rather than lab demos. BotQ's 12,000/yr is production capacity, not current output.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 95.5%

Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Strong deployment footprint with 10 operational sites across 7 countries. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.

  • HUMANOID

Key Facts

Valuation$39B (Series C, Sept 2025), up ~15x from $2.6B (Feb 2024)
Funding raised~$1.7B total (incl. $1B+ Series C); investors incl. NVIDIA, Qualcomm
Current robotFigure 03 (16 DoF/hand); Figure 02 ran the BMW Spartanburg production deployment
AI stackHelix (in-house vision-language-action)
ManufacturingBotQ facility, up to ~12,000 units/yr capacity (plan)
Flagship deploymentFigure 02 production deployment at BMW Spartanburg (ended)
Near-term modelIndustrial RaaS; home autonomy not yet unsupervised-ready (per CEO)
wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124647366
Production rate1 humanoid robot per hour (company-reported by Brett Adcock, up from 1/day)
Figure 03 production rampannounced April 29, 2026
BotQhigh-volume manufacturing facility for Figure 03
BotQ manufacturing facilityHigh-volume humanoid manufacturing facility — initial capacity 12,000 robots/yr (verified, opened 2025)
Figure 03 productionFigure 03 in production at BotQ — 55 robots/week manufacturing rate (July 2026)
Humanoid maturity stages (Adcock)Brett Adcock (X): maps humanoid maturity into four gated stages (hardware; AI-first whole-body control; intelligence scale; manufacturing) and says Figure just started Chapter 3.

Claims & Reality Assessment

6 entries

Audited Corporate Claims Ledger

  • [OPEN]Capacity
    Claimed: Jul 23, 2026
  • [VERIFIED]Customer
    Claimed: Jun 30, 2026

    “BMW Group press release confirms Figure 03 deployment at Spartanburg plant. Figure 02 "helped build more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles." https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0458778EN/”

  • [OPEN]Capability
    Claimed: Mar 1, 2026

    “No evidence of "superhuman speed" or "surgical precision" in any Figure deployment. BMW deployment is logistics (moving carts, parts), not precision tasks. This claim is unsupported by any verified deployment evidence.”

  • [OPEN]Capability
    Claimed: Mar 1, 2026

    “No evidence of home deployment or long-horizon autonomous tasks in unseen environments. All verified deployments are in controlled factory environments (BMW). This is the most aggressive humanoid home-robot claim in the industry.”

  • [OPEN]
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Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall FootprintLatest event: Nov 2025

1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Nov 2025.

moderate: 1

Leadership & Founders

7 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

David McCallreported, not verified

Principal Industrial Designer

Kyle Edelbergsecondary-verified

Chief Engineer

Corey Lynchsecondary-verified

Director of AI

Brett Adcocksecondary-verified

Founder & CEO

Mathew DeDonatoreported, not verified

Director of Robotic Systems

Damien Bardonreported, not verified

Director, Humanoid Management System

Founding Team

Brett Adcock[Founder]

sole · founded 2022-05-20 · Archer Aviation · Hark

Key Former Leadership (1 Tracked)

Jerry PrattFounding CTO

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

19 entries
Total Tracked15
Operating11
Announced3
Concluded3

Key Recurring Partners

NVIDIA2 · 3× joint · 1110 total
ARK Invest4 · 1× joint · 1 total
Bezos Expeditions5 · 1× joint · 2 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • BMW x Figure AI Center of Competence Physical AI LeipzigJul 13, 2026

    MOST RECENT · BMW x Figure AI Center of Competence Physical AI Leipzig · 2026-07-13 · with BMW Group Plant Leipzig · OPERATING · Figure AI x BMW Group Spartanburg Figure 03 · 2026-07-01 · with BMW Group · OPERATING · Figure AI x BMW Group · 2026-06-30 · with BMW Group · OPERATING · BMW Group x Figure AI Spartanburg · 2026-06-15 · with BMW Group · OPERATING · Figure AI x Catalyst Brands warehouse deployment · 2026-05-26 · with Catalyst Brands · OPERATING

Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators

Figure AI - 11 deploymentsFigure AIBMW Group - 2 deploymentsBMW Group

Patents & Intellectual Property

15 entries
Active IP Portfolio (15 Filings Tracked)

Platform Models

3 entries

Deployments

11 entries

Incidents affecting Figure AI

1 entry

Autonomy Stacks & Software

1 entry
  • Helix (and Helix-02)Autonomy Brain

Sectors & Applications

2 entries

FAQ

15 entries
What is Figure AI?

Sunnyvale-based humanoid-robotics company founded in 2022, among the fastest-moving US humanoid developers from prototype to production partnership. Its industrial humanoid Figure 02 ran a flagship production deployment at BMW's Spartanburg plant (since ended); the next-generation Figure 03 (with notably dexterous hands, 16 DoF per hand) is its current platform, increasingly oriented toward both industrial RaaS and eventual home use. Figure develops its own Helix vision-language-action AI and operates BotQ, a manufacturing facility tooled to produce up to ~12,000 Figure robots per year.

What does Figure AI make?

Figure AI has 3 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Figure 01, Figure 02, Figure 03 (Figure AI builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Is Figure AI publicly traded?

No. Figure AI is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Figure AI?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Figure AI building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, Dobot, AgiBot.

Who is the CEO of Figure AI?

Brett Adcock is the ceo of Figure AI, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Figure AI?

Figure AI is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $1.7B in disclosed funding.

Where is Figure AI headquartered?

Figure AI is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA.

How much funding has Figure AI raised?

Figure AI has raised approximately $1.7B in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Figure AI?

Figure AI is privately held and venture-backed ($1.7B raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Figure AI operate robots?

Figure AI operates 11 verified deployments, including at Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, Germany, Europe, United States (multiple hotel chains).

How many robots has Figure AI deployed?

DEPLOY has 11 verified Figure AI deployments on record at sites including Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, Germany, Europe, United States (multiple hotel chains). That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is Figure AI a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Figure AI ranks in roughly the top 5% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Figure AI founded?

Figure AI was founded in 2022.

Are there any incidents involving Figure AI?

1 active incident involving Figure AI is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Figure AI safe?

Figure AI has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Nov 2025. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.