What is Figure 03?
Figure 03 is the third-generation humanoid robot from Figure AI, a US humanoid manufacturer based in Sunnyvale, California. The robot stands 173 cm (about 5'8"), weighs 61 kg, and is currently in active pilot deployment at a Catalyst Brands distribution logistics center. It is not available for consumer purchase as of mid-2026.
Catalyst Brands Reno: the verified Figure 03 deployment
Per Figure AI's May 2026 partnership signal, Catalyst Brands Reno Distribution Logistics Center is the single verified Figure 03 customer deployment as of mid-2026. The deployment is in pilot stage; per-pilot throughput data, multi-customer expansion, and contractual scope have not yet been published at the same depth as Figure 02's BMW Spartanburg deployment.
Figure 02 vs Figure 03: generational distinction matters
BMW Spartanburg runs the Figure 02 predecessor generation (the 30,000 X3 vehicles across the 11-month deployment anchor Figure 02, not Figure 03). Figure 03 is the third-generation platform deployed at Catalyst Brands Reno. Trade-press content frequently conflates the two generations; the framework asks to preserve the distinction since Figure 02 vs 03 represents a meaningful hardware + AI-stack transition. See Figure at BMW Spartanburg deployment deep-dive for the Figure 02 context.
Figure 03 design choices distinguish from cohort
Notable design features: soft textile exterior (rather than hard-shell cohort standard); tactile sensing hands; wireless foot charging (rather than wired cohort standard). The textile + wireless charging combination reflects Figure's design bet that consumer-evolution-toward-home-deployment requires friendlier industrial design and fewer integration touchpoints. Manufacturing at Figure's BotQ vertically integrated humanoid factory anchors the production capacity story.
Consumer purchase pathway: not yet open
Figure does not sell humanoids through consumer channels. The deployment model is enterprise contracts with Fortune-500 customers (Figure 02: BMW; Figure 03: Catalyst Brands). Per-unit pricing is not publicly disclosed; industry-analyst estimates place enterprise humanoid pricing in the $50,000-$250,000 range plus integration and service. For consumer-purchase context, see 1X NEO at $20,000 outright or $499/month subscription (six-month minimum) and Unitree research platforms at $5,900-$16,000.
What Figure has not yet published at framework depth
Specifics not disclosed at framework depth: payload capacity (not in registry record); per-pilot throughput data at Catalyst Brands Reno; multi-customer expansion plans; per-unit pricing; teleop-vs-autonomy split during day-to-day deployment work. The absence of payload capacity in the registry record is notable for the warehouse-logistics deployment context. Per DEPLOY's cap-flag-as-trust-signal discipline, the framework surfaces these absences rather than estimating them.
What Figure 03 actually is
Figure 03 is the third-generation humanoid robot from Figure AI, the US humanoid maker headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The robot is a bipedal humanoid platform with dexterous manipulation, designed for warehouse and manufacturing tasks in customer facilities. It is the successor to Figure 02 (the generation that produced BMW Spartanburg's 11-month chassis-assembly deployment over 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles). The generation-distinction discipline + three-layer aggregator-drift rejection (Figure 02 vs Figure 03 at Spartanburg + Hexagon AEON vs Figure at BMW Leipzig + Figure 03 at Catalyst Brands Reno) is documented at canonical worked-example depth in how DEPLOY corrected the Figure 03 BMW narrative.
For the broader question of whether Figure AI is American or Chinese (a frequent point of confusion in the humanoid category), see is Figure AI a Chinese company. The short answer is American.
Physical specifications
Per Figure 03's canonical registry record, the verified specifications are:
- Height: 173 cm (approximately 5'8")
- Mass: 61 kg
- Form factor: Bipedal humanoid
- AI system: Helix VLA (vision-language-action) model
- Notable features: soft textile exterior, tactile sensing hands, wireless foot charging
- Maturity stage: Pilot
- Lifecycle state: Active
- Manufacturer: Figure AI's BotQ facility (the company's vertically integrated humanoid manufacturing line)
Payload capacity is not yet published in the registry record. The textile-covered exterior + wireless foot charging are design choices distinguishing Figure 03 from prior generations + competitive humanoids (most of which ship hard-shell exteriors and wired charging).
Where Figure 03 is deployed
As of mid-2026, Figure 03 has one confirmed customer deployment: the Catalyst Brands Reno Distribution Logistics Center, announced through Figure's May 2026 partnership signal. The deployment is in pilot stage; throughput data, multi-customer expansion, and contractual scope have not been published at the same depth as Figure 02's BMW Spartanburg deployment (which produced verified end-product OEM acceptance data over an 11-month period).
The deployment progression from Figure 02 (BMW automotive assembly) to Figure 03 (Catalyst Brands logistics) reflects Figure's commercial strategy: enterprise customer base + multi-vertical deployment + generation-to-generation hardware upgrade. The verified-vs-claimed framework reads the Catalyst Brands deployment as pilot-state-verified; whether it reaches the OEM-acceptance scale of Figure 02 at BMW Spartanburg is a forward question, not a current state.
Can you buy a Figure 03?
No, not as of mid-2026. Figure does not sell humanoids through consumer channels. The deployment model is enterprise contracts with Fortune-500 customers (Figure 02: BMW; Figure 03: Catalyst Brands). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; industry-analyst estimates place enterprise humanoid pricing in the $50,000 to $250,000 range, but Figure has not published per-unit pricing.
If you're researching humanoid purchase options, the consumer-direct paths in the market are different products: 1X NEO at $20,000 outright or $499/month subscription (six-month minimum, with teleoperation bridging the autonomy gap, per how DEPLOY evaluates capability claims), and Unitree's research-platform pricing at $5,900 to $16,000. Figure 03 is not in that consumer category.
What DEPLOY's framework says about Figure 03
Applying DEPLOY's verified-vs-claimed framework to Figure 03:
- Company verified: Figure AI is a verifiable US company with American institutional context.
- Product verified: Figure 03 is a real shipped humanoid platform; the registry has direct sources for the model entity.
- Deployment verified at single-customer pilot: Catalyst Brands Reno is the canonical anchor; multi-customer scale has not yet been demonstrated.
- Consumer availability not verified: no consumer commerce surface; enterprise contracts only.
- Capability claims partially verified: warehouse-task suitability + dexterous manipulation are demonstrated; broader general-purpose capability claims attach editorial accountability that subsequent deployments will be measured against.
Compared to the competitive set: Apptronik Apollo operates enterprise breadth (Mercedes-Benz + GXO + Jabil pilots); Agility Robotics Digit operates single-customer depth (GXO Flowery Branch with 100,000-tote verified throughput); Tesla Optimus operates trajectory-claim positioning with no commercial deployment.
Where to go next
For consumer evaluation context including pricing posture and availability state, see Figure 03's consumer pricing page and the Figure 03 consumer overview. For canonical institutional depth at the registry layer (sources, deployments, capability claims, key facts), see Figure AI's registry record and the Figure 03 model entity. For the framework DEPLOY applies to capability claims across humanoid makers, see how DEPLOY verifies capability claims. For methodology canonical references applicable to Figure 03: the 4-way autonomy-boundary taxonomy (enterprise-deployed tier; Catalyst Brands Reno pilot) + verified-vs-claimed at within-entity granularity (Figure 02 vs Figure 03 generation distinction) + the 9-tier source-quality rubric.
Sources: Source: DEPLOY registry + per-platform deployment records + verified-vs-claimed framework. Customer counts reflect mid-2026 verified state per registry source-of-truth.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Figure 03?
Figure 03 is the third-generation humanoid robot from Figure AI, the US humanoid maker headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The robot stands 173 cm (about 5'8"), weighs 61 kg, and is a bipedal humanoid platform with dexterous manipulation, designed for warehouse and manufacturing tasks in customer facilities. It runs Figure's Helix VLA (vision-language-action) AI system. As of mid-2026, Figure 03 is in pilot deployment at one verified customer: Catalyst Brands Reno distribution logistics center. Manufacturing happens at Figure's BotQ vertically integrated humanoid factory.
Where is Figure 03 deployed?
Per registry source-of-truth, Figure 03 has one verified customer deployment as of mid-2026: Catalyst Brands Reno distribution logistics center, announced through Figure AI's May 2026 partnership signal. The deployment is in pilot stage. Per-pilot throughput data, multi-customer expansion, and contractual scope have not yet been published at the depth Figure 02's BMW Spartanburg deployment provides. BMW Spartanburg runs the Figure 02 predecessor, not Figure 03; the generational distinction matters.
Does Figure 03 deploy at BMW?
No. BMW Spartanburg runs the Figure 02 predecessor generation (which assembled 30,000 X3 vehicles across an 11-month deployment). Figure 03 is the next-generation platform; its verified customer deployment is at Catalyst Brands Reno distribution operations. Trade-press content frequently conflates Figure 02 and Figure 03; per DEPLOY's framework, the generation-specific deployment attribution matters because Figure 02 and Figure 03 represent meaningful hardware and AI-stack transitions. See Figure at BMW Spartanburg deployment deep-dive for the Figure 02 context.
How does Figure 03 compare to Tesla Optimus?
Figure 03 operates at verified enterprise-deployed tier (1 customer at Catalyst Brands Reno pilot stage); Tesla Optimus operates at consumer-promised tier (~300-500 internal-only units in factory-learning phase per Tesla disclosure, no verified external customers). Both production-active manufacturers; structurally different verification framework positions. Neither is on a consumer commerce surface. See Tesla Optimus vs Figure 03 vs 1X NEO for the broader 3-way cohort comparison.
Can I buy a Figure 03?
No, not through consumer channels. Figure AI does not sell humanoids to individual buyers; the deployment model is enterprise contracts with Fortune-500 customers. Per-unit pricing is not publicly disclosed; industry-analyst estimates place enterprise humanoid pricing in the $50,000-$250,000 range plus integration and service fees. For consumer-evaluation context on Figure 03, see DEPLOY's Figure 03 pricing page. For consumer-purchase humanoid options, see 1X NEO pricing and Unitree platforms.
What's the difference between Figure 02 and Figure 03?
Figure 02 is the second-generation Figure platform that anchored the BMW Spartanburg deployment (30,000 X3 vehicles assembled over an 11-month operational record). Figure 03 is the third-generation successor, deployed at Catalyst Brands Reno as its verified customer reference. Generational improvements include the Helix VLA AI system, soft textile exterior, tactile sensing hands, and wireless foot charging. Figure 02 anchors the automotive manufacturing reference; Figure 03 anchors the warehouse-logistics reference. Both generations are produced at Figure's BotQ vertically integrated humanoid factory.
Figure 03 verified at enterprise-deployed tier with 1 customer (Catalyst Brands Reno). Multi-customer scale is the forward question; BMW Spartanburg runs Figure 02 predecessor. How DEPLOY verifies →
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Figure at Catalyst Brands Reno deployment deep-dive
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Figure at BMW Spartanburg deployment deep-dive
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