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Figure AI

Products: Humanoid, Vision-Language-Action model. Risk band: Low   RobotRisk index 11.0/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 4 of 8 among Humanoid robots companies with incidents (58 tracked).

Analyst brief

The record consists of a single entry from November 2025, a whistleblower report describing a Figure humanoid robot gouging a steel door and warning of skull-fracture risk, with severity rated 2 of 5. This is a single-source, press-driven allegation rather than a documented injury event or regulatory finding. Figure AI's index of 11.0 ranks 4 of 8 companies in Humanoid robots with incident history. The record shows no recall, fatality, or repeat-incident entries to establish a broader pattern.

Risk index

11.0/100RobotRisk index
9.7/100Median index across the 8 Humanoid robots companies with incident history (58 tracked, 50 with none)
4 of 8Rank in Humanoid robots (of 8 with incident history)
LowRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
malfunction1100%

Unique incident list

1 unique incident on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S2not documented malfunction Whistleblower says Figure robot gouged steel door, warns of skull-fracture risk · 1 unit (test malfunction) Interesting Engineering
S2 not documented · malfunction · Whistleblower says Figure robot gouged steel door, warns of skull-fracture risk
Location not specified1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2not documentedWhistleblower says Figure robot gouged steel door, warns of skull-fracture riskInteresting Engineering

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