# BMW opened a Figure 03 sequencing project in Spartanburg after its earlier Figure 02 deployment BMW announced on June 25, 2026 that Figure 03 would start a logistics sequencing use case at Plant Spartanburg, while Figure later reported its arrival in Hall 52. Canonical: https://rangoon.ai/insights/archive-bmw-figure-03-sequencing-project-june-2026/ Author: Rangoon Editorial (https://rangoon.ai/insights/editorial/) Published: 2026-10-24 Updated: 2026-10-24 Event date: 2026-06-25 Tags: [Figure](https://rangoon.ai/insights/tags/figure/), [robotics](https://rangoon.ai/insights/tags/robotics/), [physical AI](https://rangoon.ai/insights/tags/physical-ai/), [manufacturing](https://rangoon.ai/insights/tags/manufacturing/) Source note: Historical reporting: BMW Group announced on June 25, 2026 that Figure 03 would start a logistics sequencing use case at Plant Spartanburg, following its 2025 Figure 02 experience. Figure’s June 30 account reported Figure 03 arriving in Hall 52 and described the intended workflow. These sources establish a named partner project and stated task direction. They do not establish general availability, a completed long-term deployment, a universal autonomy level, a safety certification, or independently audited production gains. Image: Sequencing use-case handoff. Original Rangoon explanatory diagram: Source boundary: dated primary release reporting; original editorial analysis. No vendor interface, photograph, measurement result, or endorsement implied. ## Key takeaways - BMW’s announcement was a named partner project for a logistics sequencing use case, not a general humanoid deployment claim. - The source describes sorting components into a sequencing trolley for onward transport to assembly. - The June records describe a start and arrival, so later output, reliability and workforce results need separate evidence. ## BMW announced a Figure 03 project for a defined sequencing use case [source 1](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0458778EN/bmw-group-advances-the-use-of-physical-ai-in-production-with-figure-03-project-in-spartanburg?language=en) [source 2](https://www.figure.ai/news/f-03-at-bmw) BMW Group announced on June 25, 2026 that Figure 03 would start at Plant Spartanburg on a logistics sequencing application. BMW described the work as a next step after its earlier Figure 02 experience and located the new work in an assembly-and-logistics context. This is more specific than a generic statement that a humanoid robot can assist automotive production: the announcement names a partner, plant, robot generation, and task family. It is still a project start. The counterparty source does not say that Figure 03 had completed a long operating period, handled every logistics activity, or entered unrestricted sale. It also does not establish a universal deployment architecture or a public safety certification. The proper historical claim is that BMW publicly opened a Figure 03 sequencing project, with actual operational results left to later evidence. ## The published workflow begins with unsorted components and ends at an assembly handoff [source 1](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0458778EN/bmw-group-advances-the-use-of-physical-ai-in-production-with-figure-03-project-in-spartanburg?language=en) BMW describes the sequencing workflow as components arriving in larger unsorted containers, with Figure 03 picking them and sorting them into a sequencing trolley. The trolley then goes to a defined collection point for onward transport by an automated tugger train or smart transport robot, and components are provided to assembly employees in sequence. This published sequence is valuable because it marks the robot’s intended role within a larger material-flow system. It does not show that Figure 03 owns the entire logistics chain. The task includes upstream arrival, downstream transport, and an employee-facing assembly handoff that are distinct elements. BMW’s description also does not disclose the exception process for damaged parts, unavailable bins, failed picks, or production-line changes. A named workflow can support a factual deployment analysis without becoming evidence of all-purpose factory autonomy. ## Figure’s later account reported an arrival while the project’s performance remained unreported [source 2](https://www.figure.ai/news/f-03-at-bmw) Figure’s June 30 account says Figure 03 arrived in Hall 52 and characterizes the work as a manufacturing-environment logistics workflow. It describes whole-body control, picking and placement, and manipulation of a cart as parts of the intended use case. Those details help establish the product story after BMW’s project announcement, but they do not convert stated capabilities into measured production results. Neither source supplies an uptime rate, number of shifts, task success rate, intervention rate, completed component count, or independent assessment of the robot’s contribution. The companies also do not publish a public comparison with fixed automation for this exact process. The article therefore reports the documented start and arrival, not a conclusion that the use case had achieved stable high-volume operation or a particular financial outcome. ## A partner project does not by itself prove systemwide safety or job effects [source 1](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0458778EN/bmw-group-advances-the-use-of-physical-ai-in-production-with-figure-03-project-in-spartanburg?language=en) [source 2](https://www.figure.ai/news/f-03-at-bmw) BMW places the project within a broader Physical AI and digital-production strategy, and Figure presents Figure 03 as a new-generation platform. Those statements explain why the collaboration matters to each company. They are not evidence that all conditions of collaborative robotic work have been satisfied. The sources do not publish a task-specific hazard assessment, a certification decision, incident data, a human-supervision policy, or a workforce-impact study. They also do not establish that the announced use case has replaced a named employee task or that it can scale to every BMW site. The narrow record is clear: BMW publicly described an intended Figure 03 logistics application at Spartanburg, and Figure later reported the robot’s arrival. Further claims must remain attached to later measured operations rather than inferred from the partnership announcement. ## Sources 1. [BMW Group: BMW Group advances the use of Physical AI in production with Figure 03 project in Spartanburg](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0458778EN/bmw-group-advances-the-use-of-physical-ai-in-production-with-figure-03-project-in-spartanburg?language=en) 2. [Figure: F.03 Arrives at BMW](https://www.figure.ai/news/f-03-at-bmw) ## Related reading - [Figure reported an 11-month F.02 BMW deployment with site-specific production measures](https://rangoon.ai/insights/archive-figure-bmw-f02-deployment-november-2025/) - [Figure presented BotQ as a planned high-volume humanoid manufacturing facility](https://rangoon.ai/insights/archive-figure-botq-manufacturing-march-2025/) - [Figure described its F.03 battery design and certification path for a future humanoid platform](https://rangoon.ai/insights/archive-figure-f03-battery-development-july-2025/) ## More information - [Documentation index](https://rangoon.ai/llms.txt) - [AI access and policies](https://rangoon.ai/ai/) - [Source repository](https://github.com/hypler-dev/rangoon)