Figure AI has officially entered the stratosphere, hitting an eye-watering $40 billion valuation as of early 2026. Backed by industry heavyweights like Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia, the robotics powerhouse is proving that humanoid robots are moving from sci-fi to factory floors.
It’s not just hype anymore. Figure’s general-purpose robots are already actively being tested in major industrial environments, including UPS logistics centers and BMW manufacturing plants. The leap in valuation—up a staggering 15x from their earlier $2.6 billion round—highlights just how hungry the market is for automated labor solutions that can slot directly into human-centric spaces.
With investors clearly feeling the FOMO, the race to mass-deploy these intelligent machines is heating up faster than anyone predicted.