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AEON vs Figure 03 in 2026

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

Key differences

  • Figure 03 has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).
  • AEON is at the pilot stage; Figure 03 at the commercial stage.
Attribute
BMW Demos New AEON 34 DoF Humanoid Robot Automation (AI NEWS)
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Figure 03 walking through a kitchen/dining area, frame from Figure's official Figure 03 reveal video (timestamp 180s).
Figure 03View full model page →
ManufacturerHexagonFigure AI
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitypilotcommercial
Autonomy—◐ not independently verified
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseinternal-onlyenterprise
PriceNot announcedNot announced
Capability claims—
  • Does dishes (autonomous, demonstrated-once)
Brain
Verified deployments1BMW Group2Catalyst Brands, BMW Group
Privacy practices——
Sources on file524

Editorial summaries

AEON

Hexagon's AEON is an industrial humanoid robot built for factory work such as assembly lines and high-voltage EV-battery manufacturing, developed with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and the Swiss actuator maker maxon. It carries 22 sensors and self-swapping batteries (about 23 seconds) for around-the-clock operation, with a walking speed near 2.5 meters per second. DEPLOY records it at pilot maturity with one verified deployment, at BMW Group Plant Leipzig: the honest counterpoint to aggregator 'humanoids are working in factories at scale' framing, this is a verified pilot, not commercial-at-scale. As industrial equipment sold to manufacturers, it has no consumer price.

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 AEON and Figure 03?
AEON 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 AEON or Figure 03 more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither AEON 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, AEON or Figure 03?
Figure 03 has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than AEON (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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