Figure Helix 02

2026-01-27 · Publisher : Figure AI · Domain : Robotics

Figure unveils Helix 02, extending its VLA to the whole body: a new 10-million-parameter "System 0", trained on 1,000+ hours of human motion, handles balance at 1 kHz.

### Background On January 27, 2026, Figure AI unveiled Helix 02. Where Helix controlled the upper body, Helix 02 drives the entire robot (walking, manipulation, balance) as one continuous system, directly from pixels. Figure calls it its most capable humanoid model yet. ### Specifications - **Three-level hierarchy**: System 2 reasons, System 1 turns perception into full-body joint targets at 200 Hz, and the new System 0 runs at 1 kHz for balance, contact and coordination. - **System 0**: a 10-million-parameter network trained on 1,000+ hours of retargeted human motion and sim-to-real reinforcement learning across 200,000+ parallel environments. It replaces 109,504 lines of hand-engineered C++, per Figure. - **Sensors**: vision, touch and proprioception connected to every actuator through a single visuomotor network. - **Demo**: unloading then reloading a dishwasher across a full kitchen, a four-minute autonomous task with no resets or intervention. - **Dexterity**: with Figure 03's tactile sensing and palm cameras, extracting pills, dispensing precise syringe volumes, singulating small objects from clutter. ### Why it matters Loco-manipulation (moving and manipulating at once) is one of robotics' hardest problems. Helix 02 tackles it with end-to-end learning rather than separate controllers stitched together by state machines. ### Key takeaway Figure claims the longest, most complex autonomous task by a humanoid to date; Helix 2.5 followed in September 2026.

Tags : VLA, Humanoïdes, Corps entier, Figure AI