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
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| malfunction | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | not 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
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | not documented | Whistleblower says Figure robot gouged steel door, warns of skull-fracture risk | Interesting Engineering |
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