Head to head
Figure 03 vs UBTech U1
Figure 03 (Figure AI, no public price) against UBTech U1 (UBTech Robotics, from $17,650), side by side on price, realism, specifications and availability.
The short version
- UBTech U1 scores higher on our Realism Index: 60/100 to Figure 03's 38. The widest gap is face (76 vs 8).
- UBTech U1 has a public price ($17,650); Figure 03 doesn't.
- Figure 03 is announced but not on sale; UBTech U1 is on preorder.
Composed from the two directory records, so it updates when they do.
Figure 0338/100
UBTech U160/100
Realism Index sub-scores — six weighted dimensions built from public evidence. How we score
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|---|---|---|
| Status | Announced | Pre-order |
| Type | Consumer | Companion |
| Form | Full body | Full body |
| Presents as | Non-gendered | Male- or female-presenting |
| Price | Undisclosed; a ~$20k home target has been reported | U1 Lite (semi-torso) from ¥119,800 (~$17,650); full-body U1 Pro ¥169,800 (~$25,000); high-dynamic U1 Ultra up to ¥990,000 (~$146,500). Adults only. |
| Subscription | — | — |
| Availability | In-home testing · no sale date | Preorder · deliveries claimed, no unit count |
| Origin | USA | China |
| Realism index | 38/100 | 60/100 |
| Height | 168 cm · 5 ft 6 in | Male 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) · Female 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | ~60 kg | Male 42 kg · Female 35.2 kg |
| Skin & materials | Washable textile covers with foam pinch-protection | Proprietary biomimetic silicone skin; realistic hair; expressive face |
| Actuation | Actuators ~2× faster than Figure 02; 16-DoF hands | 88 degrees of freedom; dual-pivot biomimetic neck; claims ~90% of basic human motion |
| Power | 2 kW wireless charging via foot coils | Onboard rechargeable battery |
| Runtime | ~5 hours (est.) | ~2–4 hours per charge |
| AI & conversation | Helix vision-language-action model; full-body autonomy | Emotion-aware 'fast-and-slow' brain (100B+ params); ~500 ms reflexive response; 'Agent Memory OS' |
| Voice | Natural language via Helix; speaker ~4× louder than F.02 | Conversational; speech-to-lip sync within ~20 ms |
| Mobility | Bipedal walking | Bipedal — walks, sits, stands on flat indoor floors; no stairs or rough terrain |
| Expressions | No humanlike face | Reads 20+ emotions from face, tone and speech (>90% claimed); adaptive expression |
| Languages | — | Mandarin at launch; others undisclosed |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi; 10 Gbps mmWave data offload | Wi-Fi; head-mounted cameras; encrypted memory stored on-device (Rockchip RK3588) |