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Figure AI
Builds general purpose humanoid robots for work in factories and homes
US
Founded 2022
201-500 employees
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Figure AI builds humanoid robots. Brett Adcock, who earlier founded the electric aircraft company Archer Aviation and the hiring site Vettery, started Figure in 2022. The company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
Its robots are designed in a human shape so they can work in spaces built for people. The company has shown several generations of its robot, which walk, pick up objects and carry out tasks in a warehouse or factory setting. Figure also develops its own AI model, called Helix, which lets the robot take spoken instructions and act on what it sees.
Figure has tested its robots at a BMW plant in South Carolina. It has also said it wants to bring robots into homes. Earlier it worked with OpenAI on robot AI, but it ended that partnership in 2025 to focus on its own models. The company has raised several large rounds from technology investors and remains privately held.
Its robots are designed in a human shape so they can work in spaces built for people. The company has shown several generations of its robot, which walk, pick up objects and carry out tasks in a warehouse or factory setting. Figure also develops its own AI model, called Helix, which lets the robot take spoken instructions and act on what it sees.
Figure has tested its robots at a BMW plant in South Carolina. It has also said it wants to bring robots into homes. Earlier it worked with OpenAI on robot AI, but it ended that partnership in 2025 to focus on its own models. The company has raised several large rounds from technology investors and remains privately held.
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