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Humanoid robotics powered by AI, the leading commercial deployment attempt.
In short
Figure's humanoid robots, powered by AI vision and language models, are the furthest-along commercial attempt at general-purpose physical AI in industrial settings. Currently deployed in limited production environments.
Built for: Enterprise Operations
| Tier | Model | Key inclusions | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial partnership | Custom enterprise arrangement | Robot deployment, integration, and service | Contract-based |
Pricing, version numbers, context-window sizes, and compliance certifications change frequently. Where stated they are accurate as of the as_of date and should be confirmed with the vendor before any procurement or compliance decision. Where they could not be stated confidently they are omitted rather than guessed.
The governance question this raises
Physical AI is where AI governance, product liability, and workplace safety law converge. A robot that injures a worker is governed by OSHA, product liability, and potentially sector-specific safety regulations, not just AI policy. The EU AI Act specifically classifies AI in safety-critical physical environments as high-risk. The governance requirement before any physical AI deployment is a safety case: what are the failure modes, what is the physical consequence of each, and what are the guards against each mode. That safety case should be documented independently of the vendor's own safety claims.
No compliance certifications are listed here. Certification status is vendor-specific and time-specific, so it is stated only where verified rather than assumed. Check the vendor’s trust centre and confirm it covers the specific tier you are buying.
API and SDKs: Via commercial partnership.
Strengths
Drawbacks
Consider instead: Tesla Optimus, Physical Intelligence (pi0), Traditional industrial robotics
Figure's humanoid robots, powered by AI vision and language models, are the furthest-along commercial attempt at general-purpose physical AI in industrial settings. Currently deployed in limited production environments.
Vision-language-action models trained on robot interaction data. OpenAI partnership for language capability.
Physical operation data terms are governed by partnership agreements.
The closest comparable tools are Tesla Optimus, Physical Intelligence (pi0), Traditional industrial robotics. Which fits depends on where the work already lives and what the organization's data terms require.
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