Head to head
Compare humanoid robots
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It’s a close call
Both robots win 2 categories each — the right pick depends on your priorities.
2
Figure
2
Atlas
Overall score
88/100
87/100
Payload
25 kg
25 kg
Top speed
1.2 m/s
2.5 m/s
Degrees of freedom
26
28
Hand dexterity (DoF)
16
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Battery
2250 Wh
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Runtime
300 min
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Height
168 cm
150 cm
Weight
70 kg
89 kg
Choose Figure 02 if you want…
- Better overall score
- Better weight
- Second-generation general-purpose humanoid with onboard vision-language AI, integrated battery and dexterous hands, already piloted on BMW assembly lines.
Choose Atlas (Electric) if you want…
- Better top speed
- Better degrees of freedom
- All-electric redesign of the legendary Atlas, with a 360-degree rotating torso and joints, built for real-world manipulation tasks.
Key facts
Undisclosed
Price
Undisclosed
Available
Status
Prototype
2024
Released
2024
Figure AI
Brand
Boston Dynamics
Electric
Actuation
Electric
Full specifications
Overview
Figure AI
Manufacturer
Boston Dynamics (Hyundai)
Second generation
Generation
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Commercial / pilot deployment
Status
Pilot / 2026 shipments allocated
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Use cases
Automotive manufacturing, logistics
Body
168 cm
Height
~150 cm
70 kg
Weight
89 kg
25 kg
Payload
—
—
Reach
2.3 m
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Operating temp
-20 to 40 °C
Locomotion
1.2 m/s
Walk speed
—
—
Gait
Bipedal
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Max speed
2.5 m/s
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Foot precision
Sub-10 cm
Actuation
—
Type
Custom electric (Hyundai Mobis)
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Degrees of freedom
28 DoF
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Joints
Fully rotational, 360° head
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Efficiency
85-90% electrical-to-mechanical
Manipulation
4th-gen, 16-DoF, human-equivalent strength
Hands
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16 DoF
Hand DoF
—
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Payload
25 kg
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Capability
Dexterous manipulation, learns tasks
Sensors
6 onboard RGB cameras
Cameras
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Onboard microphones and speakers
Audio
—
—
Vision
Stereo vision
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LiDAR
Yes
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IMU
Yes
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Force-torque
Yes
Compute
3x AI inference vs Figure 01
Onboard compute
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AI & Software
Custom models w/ OpenAI partnership
AI model
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Speech-to-speech conversation
Speech
—
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Intelligence
Physical intelligence; fleet skill sharing
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Fleet platform
Orbit (MES/WMS integration)
Power
2.25 kWh
Battery
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Custom pack in torso
Battery location
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~5 hours
Runtime
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~1.5 hours
Charge time
—
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Battery swap
Autonomous self-swap for continuous ops