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The richest single-factory record: 1,250 hours, 90,000 parts, 99%+
BMW Spartanburg record (2024–2025 pilot, independently confirmed by BMW)
Figure 02 worked continuously for 11 months at the sheet-metal loading station on the X3 line: Monday–Friday 10-hour shifts, about 1,250 operating hours, 1.2 million+ steps, 90,000+ sheet-metal parts placed into welding fixtures, placement accuracy ±5 mm, per-shift accuracy 99%+, 84-second cycle time; it supported 30,000+ X3 vehicles off the line. In June 2026 Figure 02 retired and Figure 03 entered the plant to take on more complex logistics-sequencing tasks (a combination of handling + manipulation + material processing).
Helix architecture: voice in, action out
Helix splits the system into two layers: an upper VLM understands speech and scene at about 7–9 Hz and produces subgoals; a lower visuomotor policy outputs joint commands at 200 Hz. An operator can say "put the sheet metal on the second tier of the left rack into the fixture"; the robot repeats it for confirmation and then executes — compressing the cost of "changing the line" from weeks of programming to hours of demonstration.
| item | Value / metric basis |
|---|---|
| Pilot duration | 11 months, approx. 1,250 operating hours |
| Handling volume | 90,000+ sheet-metal parts; 1.2 million+ steps |
| Accuracy / cycle time | ±5 mm placement, 99%+ per shift, 84 s |
| Control frequency | VLM 7–9 Hz / policy 200 Hz |
| Next steps | Figure 03 takes over logistics sequencing; expansion at BMW Leipzig in summer 2026 |
Henghuan service perspective
Figure models are rare in China, so Henghuan does not service the robot bodies. But their China supply-chain parts (harmonic reducers, torque sensors, battery packs) are common with domestic humanoids; we provide inspection and spare-parts-channel services for such components, and offer on-site safety assessments to customers who import used Figure pilot units.