Figure 03 + Helix 02: Household Tasks

Abstract

Figure AI demonstrated its humanoid robots performing practical household tasks. Figure 02 powered by Helix 02 can load/unload dishwashers, sort packages, and fold laundry. Figure 03 (October 2025) represents a hardware and software redesign aiming to create a general-purpose robot able to learn directly from humans.

Key Contributions

• Helix 02 model enables household task execution from motion-capture data and simulation-based ML
• Figure 02 demonstrated loading washing machine, sorting packages, folding laundry, loading/unloading dishwasher
• Figure 03 appeared at White House event, demonstrating progress toward general-purpose humanoid
• Learning directly from human demonstrations via mocap pipeline

Full Content

The Helix 02 software release (January 2026) leverages hours of motion-capture data combined with simulation-based machine learning. This represents a practical approach to teaching robots complex manipulation sequences — record human demonstrations, train in simulation, deploy on physical hardware.

Figure AI has pursued aggressive timelines, moving from Figure 01 to 03 in rapid succession with each generation improving on dexterity, mobility, and learning capability. The White House demo marks a political milestone for humanoid robotics gaining mainstream attention.

Source: Figure 03 + Helix 02 — Figure AI