Figure retires most of its F.02 fleet, melting units at a Finnish foundry

Figure AI has retired most of its second-generation humanoid, the Figure 02. In a post dated 30 September 2026, the company says most of the F.02 fleet is gone and a few units remain in storage at its headquarters [1]. The company sent F.02 units into a 75-ton electric arc furnace at a foundry in Imatra, Finland; it does not state how many were melted. The resulting metal was sent back to the US and is being machined into a limited series of commemorative artifacts [1].

Figure's stated reasons are practical. Maintaining the F.02 fleet no longer made sense as the F.03 fleet grew. Disassembling each robot by hand would have taken too much technical staff time and delayed the F.04 launch. The company also said the F.02 contains custom actuators and other proprietary hardware, so disposal had to protect that intellectual property [1].

Figure credits F.02 with its first BMW deployment, the development of Helix, its first household chores robot and its first logistics deployment [1]. The company also released a film of the process and says the footage shows real autonomous jumps rather than AI-generated video [1]. The post does not give the number of robots melted or the artifact prices [1].

What it means for the record

Our Figure 02 record already classifies the robot as discontinued, with Figure 03 as its successor, and lists this post among its sources. No field value changes in this update. The entry confirms that the status matches the company's own account [1].