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Atlas vs Figure 03 in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

  • Atlas is at the pilot stage; Figure 03 at the commercial stage.
Attribute
Walk, Run, Crawl, RL Fun | Boston Dynamics | Atlas
AtlasView full model page →
Figure 03 walking through a kitchen/dining area, frame from Figure's official Figure 03 reveal video (timestamp 180s).
Figure 03View full model page →
ManufacturerBoston DynamicsFigure AI
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitypilotcommercial
Autonomy—◐ not independently verified
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseinternal-onlyenterprise
PriceNot announcedNot announced
Capability claims—
  • Does dishes (autonomous, demonstrated-once)
Brain
Verified deployments2Google DeepMind, Hyundai Motor Group2Catalyst Brands, BMW Group
Privacy practices——
Sources on file2024

Editorial summaries

Atlas

Atlas is the cohort's longest-running humanoid research platform, first unveiled (hydraulic) in 2013. Generation discipline matters here: the hydraulic Atlas was retired in 2024; the current electric Atlas, unveiled the same year, is the active research vehicle and inherits the lineage but not the deployment record. Hyundai's 2020 acquisition reframes the economics: Atlas's pilot at Hyundai's Metaplant America is parent-corp R&D rather than arm's-length commercial pursuit, which keeps the maturity stage at research under DEPLOY's maker-facility rule. Boston Dynamics describes Atlas through research demonstrations; the engineering credibility is the deepest in the cohort, but commercial deployment at named third-party operators is not yet on the record.

Figure 03

Figure 03 is the current-generation Figure humanoid, positioned by Figure for both home and commercial-integration use cases; the verified deployment record is currently single-operator at Catalyst Brands' Reno distribution facility, with no shipped home units on record. The BMW Spartanburg pilot, frequently cited as Figure's enterprise proof point, was Figure 02. That deployment concluded in November 2025 and does not transfer to Figure 03's verification record. Figure describes the platform as fully autonomous in the demonstrated tasks, a framing that DEPLOY tracks as a claim rather than an audit until third-party reproduction lands.

Common questions

What is the difference between Atlas and Figure 03?
Atlas and Figure 03 are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Is Atlas or Figure 03 more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither Atlas nor Figure 03 has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.
Which has more verified deployments, Atlas or Figure 03?
Atlas and Figure 03 each have 2 verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).

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