US robotics company Figure AI has completed a 200-hour autonomous livestream using its Figure 03 robots.

On May 14, Figure had said its humanoid robots surpassed 24 hours of continuous autonomous work, extending an originally planned eight-hour test.

Endless robot shift

The California-based startup employed three humanoid robots powered by its Helix-02 AI system, which autonomously sorted small packages around the clock during a livestreamed operation.

The demonstration attracted significant online attention as viewers tracked the robots’ uptime and performance beyond the company’s original eight-hour target. Figure AI later added visible name tags to the robots using the viewer-created names. The robots, nicknamed Bob, Jim, and Rose by online viewers, used onboard cameras and AI reasoning to detect barcodes, pick up packages, and place them, barcode-face-down, onto conveyor belts.

The livestream at Figure AI’s Sunnyvale headquarters ended with humanoid robots still actively sorting packages, bringing the total to 249,560 processed. As the 200-hour milestone was hit, the team celebrated behind the workstation with champagne while the robot “ROSE” continued working uninterrupted.

According to the company, human workers average about three seconds per package, while the Figure 03 robots have now reached near-human parity in sorting speed. Over 200 continuous hours of operation, none of the robots experienced a catastrophic mechanical breakdown or a system-halting crash.

To maintain nonstop operation, Figure AI used an autonomous fleet rotation system. When a robot’s roughly four-hour battery became low, another unit automatically replaced it while the depleted robot walked to a wireless charging dock integrated into its feet.

The operation was not entirely error-free, with occasional issues such as dropped packages or incorrectly oriented items. Figure AI described these as package-handling errors rather than robot failures during the long-duration autonomous test.

Figure extends autonomy

Figure AI has said its humanoid robots can autonomously exit the work floor for maintenance when software or hardware issues are detected, with another unit immediately taking over operations to ensure uninterrupted uptime. The firm claims that if a robot experiences a fault, it can independently navigate to a service area while a replacement robot continues the task without human intervention.

For a $39 billion startup, the 200-hour run proves strong hardware durability and sustained autonomy. It highlights reliable robotic operation in logistics and suggests that continuous multi-day humanoid labor is already emerging, reports Humanoids Daily.

The recent activity builds on earlier demonstrations in which the company’s robots completed full eight-hour autonomous shifts using its Helix-02 system. Figure AI has also previously tested its humanoid platforms in real-world industrial settings, including BMW manufacturing facilities in South Carolina, as part of ongoing validation efforts for factory deployment.

Helix-02 is described by the company as a unified neural network that integrates vision, touch sensing, proprioception, and whole-body control into a single system. Unlike traditional industrial robots that rely on separate subsystems for locomotion and manipulation, Figure AI says its approach enables a single AI model to manage walking, balance, object handling, and coordination in complex, dynamic environments.

The company is working in a competitive landscape alongside robotics firms such as Tesla, Agility Robotics, and Apptronik, all aiming to commercialize humanoid robots for warehouse, factory, and logistics applications.