Operating environments: BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, Hall 52, Real-world stair demonstration, Living-room demonstration, Full-sized kitchen demonstration, BotQ component-handling demonstration
Control modes: Autonomous
Stair climbing - Research demonstration - 2026-04-29 - Traverse real stairs using camera-conditioned whole-body control transferred from simulation. - environment: Real-world stair demonstration - Hardware: Onboard head stereo cameras - Software: Perception-conditioned Helix System 0 controller - Control: autonomous - source: figure.ai
Whole-body loco-manipulation - Demonstrated - 2026-06-30 - Pull a heavy metal cart on caster wheels while stepping and repositioning the body. - environment: BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, Hall 52 - Software: Helix 02 - Control: autonomous - source: figure.ai
Bimanual manipulation - Demonstrated - 2026-06-30 - The workflow combined precise bimanual handling with whole-body motion, including repositioning under load and pulling a metal cart on caster wheels. - source: figure.ai
Dexterous manipulation - Research demonstration - 2026-01-27 - Extract individual metal components from a cluttered box using tactile and palm-camera feedback. - environment: BotQ component-handling demonstration - Hardware: Figure 03 tactile fingertips and palm cameras - Software: Helix 02 - Control: autonomous - source: figure.ai
Order and component sorting - Demonstrated - 2026-06-30 - Pick and place individual components into sequencing slots while adjusting stance. - environment: BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, Hall 52 - Software: Helix 02 - Control: autonomous - source: figure.ai
Home tidying and tool use - Research demonstration - 2026-03-09 - Spray and wipe a dirty surface, gather blocks into a bin and return a pillow to a couch. - environment: Living-room demonstration - Hardware: Figure 03 hands with palm cameras and tactile sensing - Software: Helix 02 - Control: autonomous - source: figure.ai
Dishwasher loading - Research demonstration - 2026-01-27 - Unload and reload a dishwasher while walking around a kitchen. - environment: Full-sized kitchen demonstration - Software: Helix 02 with System 0 whole-body controller - Control: autonomous - source: figure.ai