Research Note
Figure 01 Demonstration and Lifecycle Record
Figure identifies F.01 as its first robot generation and says it took its first steps in May 2023. The March 2024 demonstration discussed in E008 connected an external la
Figure 01 Demonstration and Lifecycle Record
Product identity
Figure identifies F.01 as its first robot generation and says it took its first steps in May 2023. The March 2024 demonstration discussed in E008 connected an external language-and-vision system with Figure's robot controls.
Observed sequence
The robot stood at a table containing an apple, trash, dishes, and a rack. In the selected sequence it responded to spoken requests, handed over the apple, moved trash, placed dishes, and explained parts of its behavior.
The sequence made perception, language, explanation, and physical manipulation visible in one interaction. It did not publish the number of attempts, failure rate, prior setup, model and software configuration, teleoperation boundary, intervention log, speed distribution, safety controls, or performance over a work shift.
Evidence classification
| Claim | Supported state |
|---|---|
| Figure 01 performed the shown sequence | Supported by the company demonstration |
| The integration connected language and robot action | Supported at a high level by the demonstration context |
| The system generalized to unshown objects and settings | Not established |
| The system was ready for household use | Not established |
| The system was safe and reliable around people | Not established by the video |
| Figure 01 is Figure's current robot | False under the current company chronology |
Later state
Figure's current company page places F.02 and F.03 after F.01. Current Figure materials center F.03 and Helix 02. The public profile should retain Figure 01 as product history rather than blend later demonstrations into the 2024 prototype.
Publication use
Do not describe the robot as conscious, a person, a consumer product, a household worker, an autonomous general worker, or a current offering. Do not assume that the 2024 OpenAI collaboration describes Figure's current model stack.
Sources
Follow the evidence.
- NVIDIA Rubin announcementnvidianews.nvidia.com
- SIMA 2 technical reportstorage.googleapis.com
- NIOSH Center for Occupational Robotics Researchcdc.gov
- OSHA robotics overviewosha.gov
- NIST AI Resource Centerairc.nist.gov
- Google DeepMind SIMA 2 announcementdeepmind.google
- NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra announcementnvidianews.nvidia.com
- BMW Figure 02 trialpress.bmwgroup.com
- Spotify episode recordpodcasters.spotify.com
- Google DeepMind SIMA announcementdeepmind.google
- Figure news indexfigure.ai
- Figure 03 introductionfigure.ai
- NASA Systems Engineering Handbooknasa.gov
- Figure Helix 02figure.ai
- NVIDIA Blackwell launchinvestor.nvidia.com
- BMW Figure 03 projectpress.bmwgroup.com
- SIMA technical reportstorage.googleapis.com
- Figure company pagefigure.ai