Launch Figure Figure demonstrates two Helix-02 humanoids coordinating to tidy a bedroom using a single learned vision-language-action policy, with each robot inferring its partner's intent from motion alone rather than through explicit communication. Helix-02 Bedroom Tidy · Figure
Launch Figure Figure introduced Figure 03, its third-generation humanoid robot redesigned for manufacturing and trained on proprietary Helix AI. Introducing Figure 03 · Figure
Launch Figure Figure's Helix 02 robot tidies living rooms using coordinated tool use and learns new household tasks from video. Helix 02 Living Room Tidy · Figure
Launch Figure · BMW Group Figure deployed its F.03 humanoid robot at BMW's South Carolina plant to handle complex sequencing tasks traditional automation cannot manage. F.03 Arrives at BMW · Figure
Launch UMA · Tesla · Hugging Face · Figure — Rémi Cadène, Simon Alibert, Rob Knight Rémi Cadène, who led AI systems at Tesla's Optimus lab, is launching UMA, a Paris-based humanoid robot startup targeting Europe's aging workforce and industrial warehouses. Ex-Tesla Optimus scientist unveils European humanoid robot startup · Electrek
Research Humanoid AI · Bosch · Schaeffler · Siemens — Sotirios Stasinopoulos, Artem Sokolov Humanoid AI, a London-based startup founded by Artem Sokolov, is building wheeled humanoid robots with a four-layer AI architecture to compete against American and Chinese rivals. The 4 Layers Of Brain Behind One Of Europe’s Leading Humanoid Robots · Forbes
Opinion Figure · BMW · Generalist · Agility Robotics BMW will deploy Figure's humanoid robots, but the real barrier to factory adoption isn't artificial intelligence—it's economics. Humanoids won’t scale on factory floors until costs drop · The Robot Report
Opinion UBTECH · Zeekr · NEURA Robotics · Figure — Jeff Burnstein, John Koetsier Humanoid robots are entering factories, but at only 20-50% effectiveness—far short of the 99% reliability manufacturers demand before mass adoption. Humanoid Robots Are Coming To Factories. But Not The Way You Think · Forbes