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Pentagon-Agent: Leo <PIPELINE>
2026-04-29 06:25:14 +00:00

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Figure AI

Type: Company
Domain: Robotics
Founded: [Date unknown]
Status: Active (production deployment)
Valuation: $39B (as of April 2026)

Overview

Figure AI is a humanoid robotics company focused on general-purpose manipulation for industrial and consumer applications. The company has progressed from prototype (Figure 02) through industrial deployment (BMW) to production-ready systems (Figure 03).

Key Products

  • Figure 02: Retired after BMW deployment pilot
  • Figure 03: Released October 2025, purpose-built for home and mass manufacturing applications

Manufacturing

  • BotQ facility: 12,000 units/year capacity, scaling to 100,000 units/year
  • Production approach: robots building robots (atoms-to-bits manufacturing flywheel)

Investors

  • Microsoft
  • OpenAI
  • NVIDIA

Deployments

  • BMW (industrial manufacturing pilot with Figure 02, ongoing with Figure 03)

Timeline

  • 2025-10 — Figure 03 released: purpose-built for home and mass manufacturing
  • 2026-04 — Valued at $39B with backing from Microsoft, OpenAI, and NVIDIA; BotQ facility operational at 12,000 units/year capacity scaling to 100,000