Figure 03
Limited evidenceRead the findings →Figure's latest humanoid and the first designed for homes, aimed at chores like laundry and tidying. For now it's a project to follow rather than buy. It isn't on sale, and Figure has given no price, pre-order or date for homes.
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See the alternatives below, or switch market.
Where it sits in Figure’s range
- Figure 02Factory-focused model with a hard shell, used at BMW
- Figure 01Figure's first-generation humanoid
- Figure 03This model
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What we know
TIME watched demos in the chief executive's home: loading a dishwasher went well, while handling and folding laundry was less reliable. Separately, Figure reported finishing 56% of whole tasks in a trial across 30 homes. Figure ran and scored that trial itself, so treat it as the company's own scorecard rather than proof it will cope in your house.
What reporters saw it do
TIME saw Figure 03 load a dishwasher with an impressive degree of accuracy. Another robot loading a washer-dryer didn't pick up an item it dropped, and a third was struggling to fold T-shirts. The chief executive told TIME that Figure never secretly remote-controls robots in its demos, and The Decoder reported his claim that nothing in the launch film was remote-controlled. These were still demos in a house Figure chose and prepared, so they show what's possible, not what you'd get every day.
Figure's own 30-home trial
Figure reported a September 2026 trial in 30 Bay Area homes, with tasks such as collecting toys, folding towels and making beds. It only counted a success when the whole task was finished, and reported a 56% completion rate. The homes were ones the robot had never seen, and the result is Figure's own.
Designed to live alongside people
Figure describes washable fabric covers, padding around pinch points and a weight of about 61kg. Its battery passing transport testing doesn't make the robot safe to leave unsupervised at home. TIME reported that Figure itself considers long-term household safety one of the project's hardest challenges. Padding and battery testing deal with parts of that problem, not all of it.
The hands, and what's still unproven
Figure says palm cameras help the hands see objects when the head cameras are blocked, and that fingertip sensors can detect forces equivalent to about 3g of weight. What nobody outside Figure has checked yet: how reliably those hands cope with a mix of objects in a cluttered kitchen, and whether the 56% home-trial result holds up when someone else runs it.
Where the robots are going now
By April 2026 Figure said it had built more than 350 Figure 03s and could make one an hour Figure. They go to Figure's own research, data collection, housework trials and business customers, including a logistics job at BMW's Spartanburg plant Figure. Figure has also built its own field service system for repairs at customer sites and in homes. TIME reported that Figure plans to train future models on data from robots in people's homes, blurring out personal details.
Our take
Should you buy the Figure 03?
Best for: People following a product that is not ready to buy. Skip it if: You need a finished robot you can buy and use now.
Figure 03 is a project to follow, rather than a robot to plan a household purchase around. Other companies’ reservations have their own eligibility and delivery limits, and an early-access order isn't proof that a robot can do household jobs without remote help.
Figure 03 is the third walking humanoid from US start-up Figure and the first it designed with homes in mind. It swaps Figure 02's hard shell for washable fabric and foam, adds cameras in the palms and touch sensors in the fingertips, and charges itself by stepping onto a floor pad. Figure's own AI, called Helix, runs it, and you give it jobs by talking to it.
You can't buy one. Figure has published no price, no pre-order and no date for homes, and the units it builds go to its own research, home trials and partners such as BMW's car plant in South Carolina. Before launch, TIME watched several at work in the chief executive's house, in demos Figure set up. The best evidence on housework is Figure's own trial, in which it finished just over half its jobs in homes it had never seen.
Before you buy
The questions people ask about this one
Can I actually buy one?
No. TIME reported that Figure 03 wouldn't be ready for home use at launch and would go first to a select list of Figure's partners for testing. Figure's own page lists no price, no pre-order and no way to order Figure. We found no plans for the UK, Europe or Australia.
What can it do on its own today?
In Figure's 30-home trial it tidied toys, folded towels and made beds, finishing the whole job 56% of the time Figure. TIME saw one load a dishwasher well, while others dropped laundry and struggled to fold T-shirts. Figure ran all of these, and nobody independent has repeated them.
Is it safe to have around people?
Figure uses soft fabric covers, foam over pinch points and a battery with several layers of protection Figure. It's still a 61kg machine that walks at up to 1.2m/s the specifications. No independent safety testing has been published, and Figure told TIME that long-term safety at home is one of its hardest problems.
What does it need to run?
A wireless charging pad. Coils in its feet let it step onto a stand and charge at 2kW, and Figure claims about five hours of running time the specifications. It also relies on Figure's Helix AI and uploads data to Figure so the whole fleet keeps learning Figure.
Who supports it if it breaks?
Figure. The company says it has built its own field service system and tools to repair Figure 03 at its headquarters, at customer sites and in homes, and that failures feed back into hardware changes Figure. There's no word yet on warranties or repair costs for households.
Alternatives
Other humanoid robots to compare.
NEO
Why consider it: An early-access home humanoid with US deliveries planned for 2026, so you can actually reserve one.
The compromise: It starts with basic autonomy and leans on an optional remote human expert for unfamiliar jobs.
Memo
Why consider it: A wheeled, two-armed home robot aimed at similar chores, such as clearing tables and loading the dishwasher.
The compromise: It's also unreleased, with a US-only beta and no independent testing.
CLOiD
Why consider it: LG's two-armed home robot, built to work with LG's connected fridges, ovens and washing machines.
The compromise: It's a prototype that reporters found very slow at CES 2026, with no release date.
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Where this page’s findings come from
Sources
- TIME: Figure 03 Is The Robot in Your Kitchen ↗News
- The Decoder: Figure AI claims its Figure 03 robot can wash dishes, clean floors, and handle chores ↗News
- Figure: Figure 03 ↗Manufacturer
- Figure: Introducing Figure 03 ↗Manufacturer
- Figure: Helix 2.5: Zero-Shot 30-Home Generalization ↗Manufacturer
- Figure: Ramping Figure 03 Production ↗Manufacturer
- Figure: Figure 03 at BMW ↗Manufacturer
Videos
- Figure: Introducing Figure 03 ↗
- DPCcars: Figure 03 vs Tesla Optimus: Which Robot Runs More Like a Human? ↗
- Search YouTube for Figure 03 ↗Search results may include company demonstrations or similar models. Check the source and model name; a demonstration is not an independent performance test.