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Figure Claims Humanoid Robot Has Worked Five Months on BMW Production Line

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SUNNYVALE, CA – Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock announced this week that one of the company's humanoid robots has now been operating for five consecutive months on the BMW X3 body shop production line in Spartanburg, South Carolina. According to Adcock, the robot has been running for 10 hours per day, every single day of production, a milestone he claims is a world-first for humanoid robotics in a real-world manufacturing setting.

The announcement, made via X (formerly Twitter), was accompanied by a time-lapse video showing the Figure robot repeatedly performing a material handling task: picking up sheet metal components from a bin and placing them for further processing.

This latest update provides a longer-term view of the robot's endurance and integration following a previous claim in May, when Adcock reported a Figure robot had completed a continuous 20-hour run. The sustained five-month operation is being presented as a significant data point demonstrating the potential for humanoids to work consistently within existing industrial workflows.

The milestone is particularly notable given the context of Figure's high-profile partnership with BMW, which was first announced in January 2024. The collaboration aims to identify and deploy humanoids for physically demanding or repetitive tasks in the automotive giant's production facilities.

However, the deployment has not been without scrutiny. In April 2025, reports from Fortune magazine suggested the initial phase of the partnership was a more limited, small-scale feasibility study than some of Figure's public statements had implied. At the time, BMW's public comments emphasized a "phased approach" focused on identifying use cases before any large-scale integration. The reporting led to a strong public rebuttal from Adcock, who disputed the characterization and threatened legal action against the publication for alleged inaccuracies.

Against that backdrop, this five-month operational claim serves as Figure's most assertive statement to date on the progress and consistency of its real-world deployment. It directly addresses questions about the robot's ability to move beyond short-term tests and function as a reliable part of a demanding production schedule.

While the runtime is a key metric, questions regarding the robot's level of autonomy, the frequency of human intervention, and its performance on metrics like speed and error rate remain. These details will be crucial for the industry to fully assess the economic viability and practical advantages of deploying humanoid robots over traditional automation solutions.

As Figure continues to scale up, backed by over $1 billion in recent funding, this ongoing deployment at BMW remains a critical test case. The insights gathered from the Spartanburg plant will be invaluable for validating the hardware reliability and the real-world performance of its AI systems, moving the concept of a humanoid workforce one step closer to reality.

Adding to the day's news, Adcock hinted that an even more significant announcement is imminent. In a reply on X to a user who called the video "fucking crazy," Adcock wrote, "Will be the least crazy thing you see from us this week." The comment suggests Figure is preparing to release further, potentially more impactful, updates on its progress before the week is out.

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