Figure AI/Consumer
Figure 03
The best-funded humanoid, now aimed at your house.
- From a $39B-valued company — the field's richest bet
- Fingertip sensors register about 3 grams of force
- Reoriented from the factory floor to the home
Realism index
38/100
Our editorial estimate of how close this machine is to a lifelike human companion — six weighted dimensions, built from public evidence. How we score · The whole field, ranked
See it move
Photos flatter; motion is where realism is won or lost.
Figure 03 is what a humanoid looks like when the company building it has almost unlimited money and a point to prove. Backed by a $39 billion valuation, it's the most polished general-purpose machine here — and the clearest signal that the smart money now sees the home, not just the warehouse, as the prize.
The home-focused details are genuinely thoughtful: soft, washable textile covers; foam padding to protect fingers from pinch points; wireless charging through coils in the feet, so the robot simply steps onto a pad to refuel. Underneath, fingertip tactile sensors detect around three grams of force — enough to handle something fragile without crushing it — and the in-house Helix AI lets a fleet of robots pool what they learn.
What it isn't, yet, is buyable, or a companion. Figure 03 has no face and no pretense of one; its warmth is in its engineering, not its expression. Home availability is a late-2026 target for select partners, and there's no public price. It's in this directory as the benchmark for capability — the machine most likely to actually fold your laundry — against which the companions built to be loved can be measured.
Our verdict
The case for
- The best-funded effort in the field ($39B valuation)
- Genuinely engineered for homes — soft, washable, safe
- A proven prior generation on a real BMW line
The case against
- Not for sale; home availability is a 2026+ target
- No public price
- Home autonomy still largely unproven outside demos
What it can do
- Dexterous fine manipulation with grip- and slip-detection
- Built for domestic environments
- Fleet learning — robots share skills through Helix
The paper trail
Dated milestones — announcements, prices, promised ship windows — as they were made. We add to this record; we don't rewrite it.
Ramp update: one robot per hour, 350+ delivered
Figure said output scaled 24x in under 120 days, with over 350 third-generation robots delivered.
Rebuilt around Helix and the home — soft textiles, wireless charging, tactile fingertips — and designed for BotQ mass production.
March 2025 — BotQ factory announced
First-generation line rated for up to 12,000 humanoids a year, with a claimed path to 100,000 over four years.
Home alpha testing promised for 2025
CEO Brett Adcock said Helix's progress pulled in-home testing forward two years.
Quick answers
Composed from the directory record above — so they can't drift from the data.
- What is Figure 03?
- Figure 03 is a consumer-class machine (built for the home) from Figure AI (USA). A home-focused humanoid from the field's richest startup, with fingertips that feel a few grams of force.
- How much does Figure 03 cost?
- Figure AI hasn't disclosed pricing — Undisclosed; a ~$20k home target has been reported.
- Can you buy Figure 03 right now?
- No — Figure 03 has been announced but isn't orderable yet. The maker's current label is "Home pilots · 2026".
- How lifelike is Figure 03?
- We rate Figure 03 38/100 on the gfs.ai Realism Index — an editorial score across six weighted dimensions, built only from public evidence. It scores strongest on mind (58/100) and weakest on face (8/100).
- Who makes Figure 03?
- Figure 03 is built by Figure AI — founded 2022, headquartered in San Jose, California. The company's focus: general-purpose humanoids with in-house ai (helix) and manufacturing (botq).
