Figure AI
An American company building general-purpose humanoids
United States Robotics Closed
WHAT IT IS
Figure AI was founded in 2022 and develops general-purpose humanoid robots. It has produced prototypes such as Figure 02, aiming at tasks like carrying and sorting, and connects language models into the robot control loop.
Why it matters
It pushes humanoids as a general form factor and wires large models into robot perception and control, making it one of the representative companies in the embodied-AI narrative.
Key milestones
- 2022
Founded
- 2024
Unveiled the Figure 02 prototype