New issue of Time magazine cover, robots entering homes.
American startup Figure AI is reimagining the future of labor inside and outside the workplace.
A self-assembling Barbie doll, the first lab-grown salmon, a wildfire sprinkler system, a blood test for brain injuries...
More and more household tasks in the future can rely on reliable robots.
Figure AI is an American general-purpose humanoid robot startup established in 2022, founded by Brett Adcock, headquartered in San Jose, California, focusing on developing end-to-end AI-driven humanoid robots to address labor shortages, applied in home, logistics, and manufacturing scenarios; the company has completed multiple rounds of financing, with a valuation of 39 billion USD after the C round in 2025, becoming the highest-valued humanoid robot company globally.
Figure AI was founded by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock in 2022. The core team comes from institutions such as Boston Dynamics and Apple, focusing on the development of general-purpose humanoid robots to address labor shortages. Its core business includes:
R&D Technology: Independently developed Helix visual-language-action (VLA) end-to-end model, achieving direct mapping of visual input, natural language instructions, and robot actions, supporting multi-robot collaboration.
Product Iteration:
Figure 01 (March 2023): Basic bipedal robot.
Figure 02 (August 2024): Enhanced real-time voice interaction and visual capabilities.
Figure 03 (October 2025): Focused on mass production, featuring a flexible fabric outer layer and self-developed tactile sensors, supporting household and industrial tasks.
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