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§1Profile
Task
Parts kitting
Industry
automotive
Announced
Aug 7, 2024
Pilot start
Jan 15, 2025
Current units
—
Last verified
May 27, 2026
§2What the robot is doing
Sheet metal parts removal/positioning for the BMW X3 welding process — 10-hour daily shifts. Retired Nov 2025 in favor of Figure 03.
Editorial note
BMW Group press release (operator-side primary) confirms productive output. Deployment retired Nov 2025 — successor Figure 03 to follow.
§3VerificationHighest source: Journalist verified
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§4Sources3 sources
- [01]Industry report· IIoT World· Apr 13, 2026· reliability 4/5
Physical AI Deployment ROI: BMW's 30,000-Car Proof
“Figure 02 robots at BMW Spartanburg achieved >99% placement accuracy per shift, met 84-second cycle time targets, and loaded 90,000+ parts across 1,250 operational hours.”
- [02]Press release· BMW Group Press· Feb 27, 2026· reliability 5/5
BMW Group bringing Physical AI to Europe: First pilot deployment of humanoid robots successfully completed at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg
“Within ten months, the robot Figure 02 supported the production of more than 30,000 BMW X3, working ten-hour shifts daily from Monday to Friday. Figure 02 handled the precise removal and positioning of sheet metal parts for the welding process. In total, it moved more than 90,000 components and covered approximately 1.2 million steps in around 1,250 operating hours.”
- [03]Press release· Figure AI· Nov 19, 2025· reliability 4/5
F.02 Contributed to the Production of 30,000 Cars at BMW
“Within 6 months of bringing up Figure 02, we delivered robots to the plant and began testing. Within 10 months, we launched full deployment on an active assembly line at the plant, running every single working day. Following the release of Figure 03, we're officially starting the retirement of Figure 02.”
§5Status history
- Nov 19, 2025Deployment retired after 11 months. Total: 30,000 X3 vehicles, 90,000 parts, 1,250 hours. Figure 03 next.Scaled
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