Figure Signs First Commercial Agreement With BMW Manufacturing

1.18.2024
Figure robots on the BMW Manufacturing assembly line under Figure AI's commercial partnership.

Figure signed a commercial agreement with BMW Manufacturing to bring its general-purpose humanoid robots into automotive production, the company's first publicly announced deployment outside of testing. The rollout is milestone-based, starting with five specific tasks identified for BMW's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and expanding as the robots prove out each stage. The agreement marks Figure's move from prototype demonstrations into real-world industrial deployment, a milestone for humanoid robotics on the factory floor. Figure AI is a Parkway Venture Capital portfolio company.

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