Figure AI's Figure 03 Robot Starts Real BMW Factory Work With 99% Accuracy

Figure AI's Figure 03 humanoid robot has officially started working on the floor of BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina. The task is not a demo. It is not a pilot in a cordoned-off lab. Following a successful deployment with Figure 02, Figure 03 is now working on complex sequencing applications in logistics. This is the second generation of humanoid robots Figure has put to work at the same facility, and the jump in task complexity is significant.

From Body Shop to Logistics Hall

BMW already gained important experience with humanoid robotics at Spartanburg. Figure 02 supported the production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles over ten months, inserting sheet-metal parts for the welding process -- a task that demands high speed and accuracy and can be physically demanding. The numbers behind that run are striking: Figure 02 ran 10-hour shifts Monday through Friday, loaded more than 90,000 parts, logged more than 1,250 hours of runtime, and achieved more than 99% successful placement per shift with a target of zero human interventions.

That deployment was essentially a structured, repeatable pick-and-place loop. Figure 03's new assignment is a different beast entirely.

What "Sequencing" Actually Means

In automotive manufacturing, sequencing is the process of sorting and ordering components so they arrive at the assembly line in exactly the right configuration at exactly the right time. It sounds administrative, but physically it is chaotic. Instead of lifting heavy sheet-metal panels into welding fixtures, Figure 03 is being tasked with complex sequencing applications. Delivered components initially arrive at the logistics hall unsorted within larger containers.

The challenge is that this task cannot be solved with a fixed script. Carts, bins, and parts do not arrive in exactly the same position every time: parts may have shifted, rotated, partially occluded, or presented differently within a container. Each interaction therefore requires the robot to perceive the scene and make small corrections on the fly. And it gets harder: Figure 03 must grasp parts with both hands while adjusting its foot placement, shifting its body to maintain reach and balance, and precisely placing each part into the correct slot.