Figure AI develops humanoid robots for physical work. Figure 03 is the robot hardware; Helix is the AI system that controls its behavior; BotQ is Figure’s manufacturing facility; and Index gathers human activity data for robot learning. These names describe different parts of one effort to build robots that can work in homes and businesses. Figure has a documented factory history at BMW, while its broader household capabilities remain a developing research and product program.
Official sources checked: October 14, 2026.
Four names that belong to different parts of Figure
A Figure announcement can describe a new robot, a better model, a manufacturing milestone or more training data. Knowing which part changed helps explain what the announcement means for the robot itself.
| Name | What it is | How to understand its current role |
|---|---|---|
| Figure 03 | Third-generation humanoid hardware | The physical body built for home and commercial tasks; a product introduction does not establish open retail sales. |
| Helix | Figure’s vision-language-action AI system | Connects what the robot sees and the task it receives to movements; Helix versions are software/model names. |
| BotQ | Figure’s robot manufacturing facility | Builds the hardware and critical assemblies; manufacturing capacity and robots sold are separate measures. |
| Index | A human-data collection app and Figure-exclusive learning pipeline | Collects real tasks from people to support Helix training; it is not another humanoid model. |
The connection is practical: BotQ makes the body, Helix produces its behavior, and data from people and Figure’s robot operations helps develop that behavior. Progress in one part can support the others, but a larger factory or dataset alone does not establish that a robot can reliably complete a new task.
Figure 03 is the body; Helix turns observations into movement
Figure introduced Figure 03 on October 9, 2025. Its hardware announcement describes redesigned hands and sensors, including cameras in the palms and tactile sensing at the fingertips, alongside changes aimed at household use and manufacturing scale. The physical design affects what the robot can see, grip and reach.
Helix supplies the learned control. Figure’s Helix 02 announcement, dated January 27, 2026, describes coordinating walking, manipulation and balance across the whole body. Imagine carrying a bowl while reaching for a cupboard: hand placement, foot position and balance have to work together. That is the kind of coordination Figure is developing, beyond an arm following a fixed path. The Helix 02 architecture guide explains its S0, S1 and S2 layers.
Helix 02 is not the latest dated announcement. On September 17, Figure reported Helix 2.5, pretrained with Index data and evaluated on living-room tidying, towel folding and bed making in 30 unseen homes. “Zero-shot” refers to the unfamiliar homes and objects; the tasks were learned using data from elsewhere. These are company research results for three behaviors, not evidence of reliable performance on every household chore.
BMW confirms factory work, but the robot generation matters
BMW’s February 27, 2026 account confirms that Figure 02 supported production at Spartanburg in 2025, positioning sheet-metal parts for welding and contributing to more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles. This was a particular job within a car factory. It does not mean the robot assembled entire cars by itself.
Figure 03 has a different assignment. BMW’s June 25 announcement confirmed a new sequencing project: sorting incoming parts into the order needed for assembly. Figure’s June 30 report presented the first Figure 03 logistics workflow demonstration there and attributed its whole-body control to Helix 02. The project and demonstration are documented; those announcements do not establish sustained Figure 03 output, uptime or intervention rates.
Figure also reported retiring most of its Figure 02 fleet on September 30, 2026. The earlier BMW production figures belong to Figure 02 and should not be carried over to Figure 03. For the actual parts workflow, read the BMW sequencing guide.
BotQ expands the fleet; Index broadens the learning material
BotQ addresses the problem of making more robots. In its April 29, 2026 production update, Figure reported more than 350 third-generation robots and a demonstrated one-robot-per-hour production cycle. The same report says robots go to internal research, data collection, household-work efforts and commercial development. Those uses help explain why a manufactured robot is not automatically a paid customer delivery. The BotQ production guide separates output, capacity and sales.
Index addresses the learning material. Figure’s August 25 announcement describes people recording tasks in homes and workplaces, with uploads filtered and annotated for its own training pipeline. A human video can show objects and task order; making a robot execute the task still requires a connection to its own physical movements.
The Index app page currently describes recording tasks and booking human creators, while presenting robots on demand as a future step. That service description should not be read as an offer to have a Figure robot visit your home today.
If you want to buy one, check the sales terms separately
As checked on October 14, 2026, the Figure 03 product page publishes specifications and household-use claims, but does not show a retail price or open ordering checkout. Home-focused design, robots built at BotQ and a successful task video are different milestones from a generally available consumer product.
For price, release and ordering questions, use the Figure 03 availability guide and recheck Figure’s current product page. For understanding the company, the useful distinction remains the same: Figure 03 is its physical platform, Helix develops its behavior, BotQ supplies the fleet and Index supplies human experience for learning.