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Figure AI’s Humanoids Run 24+ Hours Autonomously in Livestreamed Warehouse Test

The viral run tested whether a single onboard AI controller can keep robots working without human help.

Overview

  • Figure AI turned an eight-hour package-sorting trial into a continuous livestream that cleared 24 hours and later topped 30 hours with a three-robot rotation.
  • The company says its Helix-02 system runs entirely on the robot, using cameras, touch sensors, and a learned whole‑body controller with no remote operator.
  • Robots swapped out when their batteries dropped after roughly three to four hours and, if issues arose, walked to maintenance while another unit took over.
  • CEO Brett Adcock said speeds neared human rates at about three seconds per package, though viewers saw brief pauses, occasional resets, and a few placement errors.
  • A robotics expert called the showing impressive yet not deployment-ready, a caution that places Figure’s push alongside rivals like Tesla and Agility and past trials at BMW.