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HU-R004 / Deployment watch

Figure 03 × BMW

Deployment / test evidenceOperator-confirmed project
Reliability evidenceNo quantified operating result

BMW confirms a Figure 03 logistics project and Figure shows the intended workflow, but no sustained production period or quantified operating result is public.

Automotive logisticsSpartanburg, USAAnnounced / demonstration stageRecord first published 2026-09-03Last record change 2026-09-04Evidence current to 2026-09-04
Jun 2026project announced
1defined workflow
0reliability results
Cite this recordHU-R004 · rev. 7 · Public Data v1.4.0

HumanoidUptime. “Figure 03 × BMW” (HU-R004), rev. 7, evidence current to 2026-09-04. HumanoidUptime Public Data v1.4.0 (2026). https://humanoiduptime.com/id/HU-R004

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HU-R004 · revision 7
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2026-09-04
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What this means

The short version, without reliability jargon

What we know

BMW confirms a defined logistics project for Figure 03 at its Spartanburg plant, and Figure has shown the robot performing the intended workflow there.

What remains unknown

The public sources do not establish when regular production work began, how many robots are involved or any operating, output or failure results.

Why it matters

This is credible evidence of a real factory project, but it is still too early to judge how Figure 03 performs during sustained production work.

Evidence verdict

Established. Claimed. Unknown.

EstablishedOperator or independent evidence
  • Project existenceFigure 03 sequencing project at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg[1]
  • Project stageOperator announcement plus manufacturer-described first demonstration[1] [2]
  • Task definitionPick parts and sort them into a sequencing trolley for onward transport[1]
ClaimedManufacturer or capability claim
  • Control systemHelix 02 whole-body control asserted for the demonstration[2]
Still unknownNo qualifying public value
  • Production start and observation window
  • Runtime and task output
  • Human intervention rate
  • Failure and recovery data

What the evidence says

BMW says Figure 03 will start work on a sequencing application; Figure calls its June material the first demonstration of that workflow at the plant. The sources do not establish a production start, observation window or continuous operating period, and publish no runtime, task volume, fleet size, intervention rate or reliability result.

01 / Reliability fields

What is known—and missing

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Energy / charging
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Maker reported
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Independently measured Operator corroborated Manufacturer reported Capability claim Not disclosed Not applicable to this record

02 / Claims and evidence

What each source supports

Project existence Operator corroborated

Figure 03 sequencing project at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg

BMW confirms the robot, site and intended logistics use case. Its announcement is forward-looking and does not establish that routine production operation had begun.

Sources: [1]
Project stage Operator corroborated

Operator announcement plus manufacturer-described first demonstration

BMW says Figure 03 will now start on the application; Figure later describes a first demonstration. HumanoidUptime therefore does not classify the record as a quantified field deployment.

Sources: [1] [2]
Task definition Operator corroborated

Pick parts and sort them into a sequencing trolley for onward transport

BMW defines parts moving from bulk containers into a sequencing trolley for onward transport. No attempts, completed sequences, throughput or success criterion is published.

Sources: [1]
Control system Manufacturer reported

Helix 02 whole-body control asserted for the demonstration

Figure describes perception-led corrections and whole-body control, but does not publish an autonomous-time share or separate supervision, teleoperation, resets and recovery.

Sources: [2]

03 / Deployment timeline

What happened, and when

  1. BMW confirms the Figure 03 project

    BMW announces that Figure 03 will start work on a logistics sequencing use case in Plant Spartanburg's assembly and logistics hall.

    [1]

  2. Figure publishes its project account

    Figure calls the material its first demonstration of the workflow at BMW and provides no operating results.

    [2]

  3. HumanoidUptime evidence review

    Project language was separated from field-operation evidence; the record remains a watch pending a production start and measurable results.

    [1] [2]

04 / Sources

Trace every finding

  1. Source 1Operator statement

    BMW Group advances the use of Physical AI in production with Figure 03 project in Spartanburg ↗

    BMW Group · Published 2026-06-25 · Accessed 2026-09-04

  2. Source 2Manufacturer statement

    F.03 Arrives at BMW ↗

    Figure AI · Published 2026-06-30 · Accessed 2026-09-04

Evidence current to2026-09-04

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