Figure AI says its humanoid robots have now crossed 24 hours of continuous autonomous work, extending what was initially planned as an eight-hour test into a nonstop multi-day operation.<\/p>\n
The California-based robotics startup said three humanoid robots running its Helix-02 AI system are autonomously sorting small packages around the clock without human control. The company livestreamed the operation online, where the robots were nicknamed Bob, Frank, and Gary by viewers.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur original goal was an 8-hour run. After zero failures yesterday, we decided to keep going. We\u2019re now over 24 hours of continuous autonomous operation without a failure. This is uncharted territory,\u201d Brett Adcock, founder and CEO of Figure AI, wrote on X.<\/p>\n
The company said the robots have already sorted more than 28,000 packages during the ongoing operation while maintaining speeds close to human workers.<\/p>\n
Day 2 is Live: Watch humanoid robots Bob, Frank, and Gary running 24\/7. This is fully autonomous running Helix-02 https:\/\/t.co\/zaRVkoLa4e<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The livestream has drawn significant online attention, with viewers continuously tracking the robots\u2019 uptime and performance as the operation moved beyond its original eight-hour target. Figure AI also added visible name tags to the robots after commenters began referring to them as Bob, Frank, and Gary.<\/p>\n Human-speed package sorting<\/p>\n According to Figure AI, the robots detect barcodes, pick up packages, and place them barcode face-down onto conveyor belts using onboard cameras and AI reasoning.<\/p>\n \u201cHumans average around 3 seconds per package. F.03 is now around human parity. The robots are reasoning directly from camera pixels,\u201d Adcock said.<\/p>\n Frank merch in the house!!<\/p>\n p.s. robots are closing in on 30 hours of nonstop operations. Hopefully they don’t fail and keep going pic.twitter.com\/LXExFik5bo<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The company added that the humanoids are operating fully autonomously using Helix-02, its in-house neural network running entirely onboard the robots. Figure AI stressed there is no teleoperation involved in the process.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no teleoperation \u2013 every action comes directly from Helix-02,\u201d Adcock wrote.<\/p>\n The system also includes automatic recovery mechanisms. Figure AI said if a robot gets stuck or encounters an unfamiliar situation, the AI system can trigger an autonomous reset and resume work without human intervention.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the robot gets stuck or the AI policy goes out of distribution, Helix triggers an automatic reset,\u201d Adcock said.<\/p>\n Self-maintaining robot fleet<\/p>\n Figure AI <\/a>further claimed the robots can independently leave the work floor for maintenance if software or hardware issues appear, while another robot automatically takes over operations to maintain uptime.<\/p>\n \u201cIf a robot has a software or hardware issue, it autonomously leaves for maintenance and another robot takes over,\u201d Adcock wrote.<\/p>\n The latest demonstration builds on Figure AI\u2019s earlier claims that its humanoid robots completed full eight-hour shifts autonomously using Helix-02. The company has also previously tested humanoid robots at BMW manufacturing facilities in South Carolina.<\/p>\n Helix-02 is designed as a unified neural network combining vision, touch sensing<\/a>, proprioception, and whole-body control. Unlike conventional industrial robots that separate movement and manipulation systems, Figure AI says its robots use a single AI model to handle walking, balancing, object handling, and coordination in dynamic environments.<\/p>\n The company is competing with firms including Tesla, Agility Robotics, and Apptronik to commercialize humanoid robots<\/a> for warehouse, factory, and logistics operations.<\/p>\n