Figure Begins Logistics Demonstration of New Humanoid Figure 03 at BMW’s Spartanburg Plant

Figure announced on its official website that Figure 03 arrived at Hall 52, the assembly and logistics hall at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, and conducted a demonstration for sequencing applications. According to the company, Figure 03 uses whole-body control powered by its proprietary VLA model, Helix 02, to precisely pick and place parts and pull heavy carts.

The challenge in sorting parts at an auto plant is that boxes and parts are not always oriented or positioned the same way, making it difficult to consistently retrieve them and place them in designated locations using predetermined movements. Figure said Figure 03 adjusts its posture while walking and performs precise picking and placement of thin parts and pulls heavy carts in the same workflow. The demonstration points to the potential to expand the range of logistics tasks that fixed equipment and conventional six-axis robots can find difficult to handle.