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Figure Tests Humanoid Robot in 30 Unknown Homes for Household Tasks

September 18, 2026, 09:02 UTC · Sunnyvale, United States · Americas · no longer in the live window

Figure deployed its humanoid robot in 30 unseen homes without retraining, achieving ~56% success in tidying, folding towels and making beds.

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