Figure vs Noetix Robotics: General-purpose compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Figure ranks 5 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 88; Noetix Robotics ranks 64 with 61. Figure is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. Level on leverage. Figure is based in San Jose, United States, Noetix Robotics in Beijing, China. Figure: Private, founded 2022. Figure is named in 475 signals and Noetix Robotics in 28.

Figure →

San Jose, California, United States · Humanoids · Systems / General-purpose · Private · founded 2022 · www.figure.ai

Figure develops and manufactures general-purpose humanoid robots, including Figure 03, for industrial, logistics, and home applications.

Humanoids 100 · rank 5 · score 88Robotics · watchlist · score 72AI Core · discarded · score 69

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment10
Production8
Commercials6
Progress9
Technology10
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage6

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Figure is a US humanoid maker that delivered 350+ Figure 03 units from its BotQ line by April 2026 (throughput of one robot an hour, a stated path to 100,000 a year) and ran Figure 02 at BMW Spartanburg for ~11 months (90,000+ parts at >99% placement accuracy, described as the first independently verifiable large-scale automotive humanoid deployment). It raised $1B+ Series C in September 2025 at a $39B post-money (a 15x step-up in 19 months; NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Intel, LG among participants), launched Figure 03 in October 2025, and exited its OpenAI collaboration for in-house Helix models. The negative signal: BMW chose Hexagon Robotics' wheeled AEON for its first European humanoid pilot at Leipzig (February 2026), so Figure went from BMW's singular humanoid partner to one supplier among several, and secondary shares traded below the $39B round price by August 2026. It is effectively pre-revenue at scale against that valuation.

Latest signals

  • Tesla, Figure, and Apptronik are preparing new humanoid robots without announcing reveal dates.Humanoids Daily
  • Figure disclosed 37.5 million human-video uploads for its AI development.Humanoids Daily
  • Figure reached design lock for its next humanoid hardware iteration.Humanoids Daily

475 signals name Figure.

Facts, with sources

  • Figure released the Helix 2.5 model for home robotics.rsshub.bkraju.com — 2026-09-18
  • Helix 2.5 model for home roboticsrsshub.bkraju.com — 2026-09-18
  • Figure launched Helix 2.5 for home robotics, achieving 56% full-task success across 30 unfamiliar homes.interestingengineering.com — 2026-09-17

457 facts on file.

Noetix Robotics →

Beijing, Beijing, China · Humanoids · Systems / General-purpose · noetixrobotics.com

Noetix Robotics develops and sells Bumi, a consumer humanoid robot positioned for home and education use, with standard consumer deliveries scheduled for March 2026.

Humanoids 100 · rank 64 · score 61Robotics · prospect · score 20

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment4
Production6
Commercials4
Progress8
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower8
Leverage6

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Noetix Robotics (Beijing) makes a dual line of bipedal humanoids (N2, E1, W1) plus bionic humanoids and the consumer-grade Bumi (priced under RMB 10,000), and built its first robot concept-to-manufacture in 43 days. It raised a ~RMB 1B (~$145M) Series B in March 2026 led by CATL-backed CD Capital, was the CCTV Spring Festival Gala's exclusive humanoid-bionic partner (February 2026, which Morgan Stanley noted aids mass-market acceptance), and is targeting its first overseas 1,000-unit delivery in Q2-2026. Revenue is undisclosed (tracker figures conflict).

Latest signals

  • Noetix Robotics launched the Hobbs W1 wheeled humanoid.humanoid.guide
  • Noetix Robotics introduced the compact E1 humanoid for research, education, and entertainment.humanoid.guide
  • Noetix Robotics launches the $1,400 Bumi consumer humanoid.humanoid.guide

28 signals name Noetix Robotics.

Facts, with sources

  • Accumulated thousands of Bumi orders across online and offline channels.Humanoids Daily
  • HCRHumanoids Daily
  • 1000Humanoids Daily

25 facts on file.

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Questions this page answers

Figure or Noetix Robotics: which is ahead in humanoids?

Figure ranks 5 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 88; Noetix Robotics ranks 64 with 61. Figure is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. Level on leverage. Figure is based in San Jose, United States, Noetix Robotics in Beijing, China. Figure: Private, founded 2022. Figure is named in 475 signals and Noetix Robotics in 28.

How do Figure and Noetix Robotics compare?

Figure ranks 5 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 88; Noetix Robotics ranks 64 with 61. Figure is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. Level on leverage. Figure is based in San Jose, United States, Noetix Robotics in Beijing, China. Figure: Private, founded 2022. Figure is named in 475 signals and Noetix Robotics in 28. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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