Overview

Figure AI is an AI robotics company founded in 2022 by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock. The company develops autonomous humanoid robots designed to address labor shortages and automate dangerous or repetitive tasks across manufacturing, logistics, and domestic environments. With its flagship Figure 02 robot and revolutionary Helix Vision-Language-Action model, Figure has rapidly emerged as a leader in humanoid robotics. The company achieved a $39 billion valuation in September 2025 following over $1 billion in Series C funding, backed by major investors including Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, and Jeff Bezos.

Products & Technology

• Figure 02: Second-generation humanoid with 50% more battery, 6 RGB cameras, 16 DoF hands.
• Helix VLA: First commercial-ready Vision-Language-Action model for humanoid control.
• Full upper-body control at 200Hz with onboard GPUs.
• Multi-robot collaboration and natural language understanding.
• BotQ: Manufacturing facility for mass production (12,000 units/year capacity).
• Home deployment: Alpha testing for household tasks starting late 2025.

2024-2025 Highlights

• Raised $1B+ in Series C at $39B valuation led by Parkway VC (Sep 2025).
• Launched Helix VLA model enabling generalist humanoid control (Feb 2025).
• Figure 02 deployed at BMW Spartanburg plant for production tasks.
• Ended OpenAI collaboration, developed fully in-house AI systems.
• Announced plans for 200,000 robots by 2029 generating $9B revenue.
• Opened 10x larger Bay Area facility for expanded production.
• TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Inventions of 2024 recognition.
• Accelerated home deployment timeline by 2 years to 2025.

Funding Rounds

Key Partnerships & Deployments