Brett Adcock
Training data, general-purpose capability and evidence from deployment.
We connect Adcock’s statements with Figure’s training strategy and accounts of real deployments. Partner access, infrastructure commitments and revenue-generating robot work answer different questions.
A timeline of the argument
Figure announces a partnership with Brookfield centered on real-world data and future opportunities. Source
Figure 02 · Reported result. BMW says Figure 02 supported production of more than 30,000 X3 vehicles over ten months by loading sheet-metal parts. The count is vehicles supported, not complete cars assembled by robots. It does not disclose a financial return. BMW Group · CustomerEvidence through Jun 25, 2026. Attribution checked; outcome not independently verified by RoboAngle.
Figure 03 · Reported result. Figure demonstrated Figure 03 sorting parts and handling a cart in a new BMW logistics workflow. The earlier vehicle total is not a Figure 03 operating result. Sustained throughput and intervention rates for this workflow remain undisclosed in these accounts. Figure · Supplier; BMW Group · CustomerEvidence through Jun 30, 2026. Attribution checked; outcome not independently verified by RoboAngle.
Figure adds a future compute commitment through Nscale. Source
Figure publishes an unseen-home evaluation of Helix 2.5, adding research evidence to its training-data strategy. Source
Figure 02 · Reported result. In its September 30 update, Figure reports that most of its Figure 02 fleet is gone, with a few units remaining in storage at headquarters. The exact disposal dates and remaining fleet count are not given. This update does not measure Figure 03 production work, reliability or customer economics. Figure · SupplierEvidence through Sep 30, 2026. Attribution checked; outcome not independently verified by RoboAngle.
Index / Helix · Reported result. Humanoids Daily reports that Adcock put cumulative Index uploads at 37.5 million in a recording released October 22. The upload count does not establish usable training hours, improved task success or customer economics. Humanoids Daily · MediaEvidence through Oct 23, 2026. Attribution checked; outcome not independently verified by RoboAngle.
Read the analysis
Brett Adcock’s compute bet: what Figure still has to prove
What Figure’s Index collection, Helix 2.5 tests and Nscale commitment establish—and which measurements could show that more data produces more useful robots.
What did Figure’s robots actually do at BMW?
What Figure 02 did at BMW, what its retirement changes, and why Figure 03’s logistics demonstration still needs its own operating results.
Sources & context
- Figure’s Brookfield partnershipFigure · Sep 17, 2025 · Primary sourceOpening, Adcock statement and pretraining-data section
- BMW’s Figure 03 project at SpartanburgBMW Group · Jun 25, 2026 · CustomerOpening; Figure 02 experience; Next step with Figure 03
- Figure and Nscale’s compute partnershipFigure · Sep 3, 2026 · Primary sourceOpening paragraphs; Adcock and Huang statements
- Helix 2.5: Zero-Shot 30-Home GeneralizationFigure · Sep 17, 2026 · Primary sourceIndex comparison and Evaluating Three Whole-Body Behaviors
- Figure 03 arrives at BMWFigure · Jun 30, 2026 · SupplierOpening and Highlights
- F.02 DecommissionFigure · Sep 30, 2026 · SupplierDated article and closing fleet-status paragraph
- Figure all-hands: Index data and planned computeHumanoids Daily · Oct 23, 2026 · MediaPublication date; opening recording-release date; Millions of videos, collected through Index
Timeline updated Oct 26, 2026. A selected timeline, not a complete archive of every public statement.