--- description: Find out why Figure 03 is on TIME's list of 2025's best inventions. title: Figure 03: The Best Inventions of 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ab7ca98de89aade/6998caabe1ba0042d998e021/figure-03-time-best-inventions-2025-02_16a601.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 09, 2025 # Figure 03 A household robot by [Billy Perrigo](/author/billy-perrigo/) ## Billy Perrigo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent  Spencer Lowell for TIME **Read TIME's exclusive feature on the Figure 03** [**here**](http://time.com/7324233/figure-03-robot-humanoid-reveal/ "undefined")**.** The Figure 03 is a humanoid robot with a lofty goal. The company that makes it, Figure AI, wants to build a machine in the form of a human being, and put the bots to work across the global economy—including in homes. Upon its launch this October, the Figure 03 was capable of doing some domestic tasks like folding clothes and loading a dishwasher, but not without help (it can load the machine, but a human needs to start the wash and help if it drops something). Still, the company has embarked on a mass data collection drive to train the robots’ Helix neural network to better complete more types of tasks. CEO Brett Adcock says robotics is on a similar curve to digital AI—suggesting that big capability jumps are coming. He aims to have the Figure 03 in select homes next year. **Read TIME's exclusive feature on the Figure 03** [**here**](http://time.com/7324233/figure-03-robot-humanoid-reveal/ "undefined")**.** These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318493/figure-03/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318493/figure-03/"},"headline":"Figure 03","datePublished":"2025-10-09T13:00:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:57.245Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318493/figure-03/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","Best Inventions 2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ab7ca98de89aade/6998caabe1ba0042d998e021/figure-03-time-best-inventions-2025-02_16a601.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Billy Perrigo","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/billy-perrigo/"}],"creator":"Billy Perrigo","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ab7ca98de89aade/6998caabe1ba0042d998e021/figure-03-time-best-inventions-2025-02_16a601.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318493/figure-03/","name":"Figure 03"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Robots Doing Dishes: Is Figure 03 Going to Take Over Your Chores?","description":"The Figure 03 is a humanoid robot with a lofty goal. 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