Figure 01 vs Figure 03
Figure 03 has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 281 points above Figure 01. Figure 03 is 5 cm taller.
| Figure 01 | Figure 03 | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Figure AI | Figure AI |
| Country | United States | United States |
| Status | Superseded | Pilot |
| Price | Not for sale | Not for sale |
| How to get one | Not for sale | Not for sale |
| Arena rating | ||
| Evidence | C | B- |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Payload | 20 kg (44 lb) | 20 kg (44 lb) |
| Runtime | 5 h | 5 h |
| Degrees of freedom | n/a | 30 DoF |
| Hand DoF | 24 DoF | 20 DoF |
| Top speed | 1.2 m/s (4.3 km/h) | 1.2 m/s (4.3 km/h) |
| Hands | OpenAI-demo reporting described learned behaviors outputting wrist and finger actions across a 24-DoF action space; no public Figure 01 hand hardware DoF spec was found. | Redesigned hands with softer, more adaptive fingertips, an embedded wide-field palm camera in each hand, and first-generation fingertip tactile sensors that Figure says detect forces as small as about 3 grams. |
| Announced | 2023-03-02 | 2025-10-09 |
Capability evidence, side by side
score per dimension, 0-100Arena matchup result
overall human like capabilityCurrent evidence comparison for Figure 01 and Figure 03.
Figure 01
Figure AIFigure 01 is a superseded first-generation Figure prototype with useful early demos for walking, coffee-machine interaction, and speech-grounded action, but no customer-confirmed deployment. Do not credit it with BMW production metrics, which belong to Figure 02
Figure 03
Figure AI
Figure 03 is Figure AI's current third-generation biped humanoid (5'8", 61 kg, 20 kg payload, 5 h listed runtime, 1.2 m/s) with tactile fingertips, palm cameras and wireless foot charging. Its strongest evidence is a public package-sorting livestream that Figure reports ran 200 hours with 249,560 packages and near-human per-package speed, plus a BMW-confirmed logistics sequencing use case at Spartanburg. Household and dexterity demos (dishwasher, pills, syringe, 56% zero-shot success in 30 homes) are company-published. Autonomy is asserted but not independently audited, BMW has published no Figure 03 output metrics, and the robot is not for sale
Figure 01 vs Figure 03 FAQ
answers from sourced dataWhich is better, Figure 01 or Figure 03?
On public evidence, Figure 03 currently rates higher (1,366 vs 1,085). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.
Which is taller, Figure 01 or Figure 03?
Figure 01 is 168 cm (5 ft 6 in); Figure 03 is 173 cm (5 ft 8 in).
Can you buy the Figure 01 or the Figure 03?
Figure 01: not for sale. Figure 03: not for sale.