FIGURE AI · BMW

A humanoid-robot maker just crossed 1,000 robots built — and one automaker is already using them

Figure AI says it has built its 1,000th Figure 03 humanoid at its BotQ factory, now producing about one robot per hour, and BMW has expanded its use of Figure's robots at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant to a more complex parts-sequencing job.

By the XAi desk · Published · 1 min read

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Why this matters

For the 806

Most robot news is a demo video. This is a company reporting real production numbers and a named factory customer using the robots on an actual line — the clearest sign yet that humanoid robots are starting real work, even though today's total (1,000 machines) is tiny next to the workforce they're being tested alongside.

What we know

  • Figure built its 1,000th Figure 03 humanoid robot on July 23, 2026, at its BotQ factory, which it says now produces about one robot per hour.
  • An earlier Figure 02 model completed an 11-month pilot at BMW's Spartanburg plant, contributing to production of more than 30,000 vehicles.
  • Figure has since deployed its newer Figure 03 robots at the same BMW plant for a more complex parts-sequencing task.

What we don't know

  • How much of this work is still human-supervised versus fully autonomous.
  • Whether Figure's stated four-year target of 100,000 robots is realistic, given the industry-wide gap between announced humanoid-robot plans and robots actually operating.

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