Figure AI is turning BMW humanoid hours into Figure 03 design data
Figure reported 1,250-plus operating hours and more than 90,000 parts loaded during an 11-month deployment at BMW Spartanburg.
Figure AI's BMW Spartanburg deployment is useful as factory-hours feedback for the next hardware generation. In its November 2025 production update, Figure said Figure 02 completed 11 months at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, with more than 1,250 operating hours and more than 90,000 sheet-metal parts loaded while supporting BMW X3 production.
BMW had framed the first task narrowly: sheet-metal handling for chassis assembly fixtures, not an open-ended humanoid job description. That constraint is the point. Automotive plants reward repeatability, fixture interaction, uptime discipline, maintenance routines, and safety around existing production cells before they reward broad robot claims.
Figure was founded in 2022 by Brett Adcock after Archer Aviation and Vettery, then moved quickly through Figure 01, Figure 02, and Figure 03. TIME reported in 2025 that BMW became Figure's first customer and that multiple Figure 02 units were working full shifts at Spartanburg. Source
Figure says every BMW operating hour, loaded part, and intervention informed Figure 03 design, including build procedures and mechanical architecture.
Figure raised $675 million at a $2.6 billion valuation in February 2024 from strategic AI and compute investors.
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