Figure 01

Figure AI's first-generation humanoid, which went viral for a conversational demo made with OpenAI.

Figure 01 is the first-generation bipedal humanoid robot from the US company Figure AI, founded by Brett Adcock in 2022, aimed at physical labor in logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing. Published specs: about 1.68 meters tall, roughly 60 kg, a payload of about 20 kg, about 5 hours of battery life, and exposed cabling for easier maintenance. In January 2024, Figure signed an agreement with BMW to bring humanoid robots into its Spartanburg, South Carolina factory; in March 2024, it released a demo video made in partnership with OpenAI, in which Figure 01 held a spoken conversation with a person while handing them an apple and clearing dishes, which the company said was recorded at normal speed in a single unedited take. In August 2024 it was succeeded by Figure 02, and Figure's partnership with OpenAI also ended in early 2025 as the company shifted to its own in-house model, Helix.

ExampleIn the March 2024 demo, when asked “can you give me something to eat,” Figure 01 handed over the only edible item on the table, an apple, and explained why it chose it.

Also called

Figure One

Related

Figure AI · Figure 02 · Figure Helix · OpenAI · Full-size Humanoid Robot · One-Take (Uncut) Video

Sources

Figure AI - Wikipedia
OpenAI Makes Figure's Robot Talk Like Human - FavTutor

As of

2024-08