F.02 Contributed to the Production of 30,000 Cars at BMW

Overview

Figure deployed its Figure 02 humanoid robot at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg for an 11-month trial performing sheet-metal loading on an active assembly line, running 10-hour shifts Monday-Friday. Over the deployment, the robot loaded 90,000+ parts, logged 1,250+ hours of runtime, and contributed to the production of 30,000+ X3 vehicles, with a target cycle time of 84 seconds and placement accuracy goal of 99% per shift.

The challenge

BMW's sheet-metal loading task at Plant Spartanburg required balancing speed and precision, placing parts within a 5-millimeter tolerance in just 2 seconds, with a requirement of 84 seconds total cycle time (37 seconds load time) and a target of 99% placement accuracy per shift.

The solution

Figure deployed its Figure 02 humanoid robot on an active assembly line for sheet-metal loading, a pick-and-place task where the robot picks sheet-metal parts from racks or bins and places them on a welding fixture, using precise yet adaptive locomotion, hand-eye coordination algorithms, and field-calibration tools for consistent cross-robot performance.

Reported business value

Over an 11-month deployment, Figure 02 loaded 90,000+ parts, logged 1,250+ hours of runtime, and contributed to the production of 30,000+ BMW X3 vehicles, covering an estimated 1.2+ million robot steps (200+ miles).