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What does Figure AI research?

General-purpose humanoid robots and onboard VLA systems

Physical AI work

Figure AI contributes to the Physical AI ecosystem through general-purpose humanoid robots and onboard vla systems. This profile connects its public research projects with the roadmap topics needed to understand them.

Notable projects

  • Figure 01
  • Figure 02
  • Figure 03
  • Helix

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2025Advanced

Figure Helix

Helix is Figure's generalist humanoid VLA model for onboard perception, reasoning, and full-upper-body control.

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