Humanoid robot tests are moving from isolated demos into factory workflows. Figure said Figure 03 has started performing logistics work at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, a 10-million-square-foot campus with more than 11,000 associates.
Figure’s robot fleet has crossed its human headcount for the first time, according to CEO Brett Adcock. The chart shared with the tweet points to a steep 2026 production ramp and a workforce line near the mid-hundreds.
Humanoid robotics is shifting from short demo wins to repeatable stress tests. Brett Adcock posted a two-hour F.03 stair-walking timelapse, with the attached video served as a roughly 694-second clip.
Humanoid robotics is moving from polished demos toward warehouse contracts. Figure says Catalyst Brands will begin deployment in Reno, inside a retail network that includes JCPenney, Aéropostale, and Brooks Brothers.
Figure moved the humanoid story from demos to factory math. The company says F.03 output at BotQ jumped 24x in 120 days, from 1 robot a day to 1 an hour, with 55 robots planned for this week alone.
Figure used a March 9, 2026 X post and companion article to show Helix 02 cleaning up a living room fully autonomously. By moving from the January Helix 02 kitchen demonstration into a messier home setting, the company is making a stronger case for long-horizon humanoid autonomy beyond tightly structured environments.
Figure published new Helix 02 results on March 9, 2026 showing a single neural system cleaning an entire living room from pixels. Figure says the system combines walking, object handling, tool use and real-time planning without introducing new task-specific algorithms.