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Figure’s Robot Entered 30 Unseen Homes — and Succeeded 56% of the Time

56%. That's Figure's success rate when its Helix robot enters homes it has never seen before — a real-world test that exposes both progress and fragility.

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Why it matters

A robotics deployment entering real homes signals the shift from lab to household work — but a 56% success rate highlights how far autonomous systems must go before they can reliably replace human labor in unpredictable environments.

The key facts

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  1. Figure Helix 2.5 tested across 30 unseen homes

  2. 56% household task completion rate

  3. Real-world environment testing (not controlled lab)

  4. Reliability gap identified as key limitation

  5. Figure Helix 2.5 tested in 30 unseen homes

  6. 56% task completion success rate

  7. Real-world deployment (not controlled lab)

  8. Reveals reliability gap between demos and production

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Publisher excerpt: Figure says Helix 2.5 completed household tasks across 30 unseen homes with a 56% success rate, showing progress but also a large reliability gap.
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