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Figure 03 Debuts With Helix AI, Softer Hands and a Factory Push to Scale

Figure calls the Helix-powered model a step toward scale, with home use still out of reach.

Overview

  • Figure AI introduced its third-generation humanoid and says the robot runs on Helix, an in-house system that learns from human behavior by fusing vision, language and movement.
  • The company reports new cameras process twice as many frames per second, cut delay by 25 percent and expand the field of view by 60 percent, with added palm cameras and fingertip sensors sensitive to about three grams.
  • Figure 03 is 9 percent lighter, uses a washable mesh exterior with foam padding, and can wirelessly charge through foot coils at up to 2 kW for roughly five hours of operation per charge.
  • Figure AI says actuators move twice as fast to reach human-like pick-and-place speeds and that 10 Gbps mmWave links enable fleet-level data sharing.
  • The company cites a redesigned assembly line using die-casting and injection molding and a new BotQ factory targeting 12,000 units per year and a ramp to 100,000 in four years, and it showed cleaning and handling demos while noting the robot is not ready for home use.