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# Introducing Helix 02

Figure, 27 January 2026, YouTube. 333,251 views as of 9 October 2026.
Kind: Official.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQsvTrRTBRs

## Description (written by Gemini from the video)

**Summary**  
This official demonstration video from Figure introduces Helix 02, showing a Figure humanoid robot performing end-to-end chores in a kitchen. The robot autonomously opens a dishwasher, unloads plates, cups, and utensils into upper cabinets and drawers, and closes the dishwasher door. There is no spoken voiceover; only the natural operating sounds of the robot and ambient kitchen audio are heard.

**What is shown**  
- [00:00–00:04] The video opens with the text overlay "HELIX 02" as the Figure humanoid walks across the kitchen toward the counter.  
- [00:05–00:16] The robot approaches the dishwasher, bends down, opens the door fully, and pulls out the lower dish rack.  
- [00:17–00:46] The robot grasps dishes from the lower rack, stands up, pivots to an open upper cabinet, and places the dishes onto the shelf.  
- [00:48–01:15] The robot bends down again, pulls out the upper rack, picks up cups/mugs, and places them into the upper cabinet.  
- [01:16–02:22] The robot repeatedly grasps additional glasses/cups from the top rack and shelves them into the upper cabinet.  
- [02:23–02:53] The robot retrieves silverware/utensils from the dishwasher basket, opens a kitchen drawer, deposits the utensils inside, and shuts the drawer.  
- [02:54–03:07] The robot retrieves remaining cutlery and places it into the drawer.  
- [03:08–03:30] The robot slides the dishwasher racks back into place, lifts and pushes the dishwasher door completely shut, and stands upright.  
- [03:31–03:36] Closing screen displays the Figure logo.

**Claims & numbers**  
- None (the video contains no voiceover, text claims, or benchmark metrics beyond the visual title "HELIX 02").

**Notable quotes**  
- None (there is no speech in the video).

**Assessment**  
This is an official demonstration video highlighting autonomous whole-body manipulation and locomotion for household tasks. The video appears to be captured continuously in a test kitchen environment at 1x speed with synchronized natural sound, showing successful real-time handling of dishes, drawers, and cabinet doors.

_Described by gemini-3.8-flash on 2026-09-29 from the video's audio and frames._

## How AI was used to make it

AI made all of it of this video (AI playing or controlling).
- autonomous humanoid robot control for household manipulation and locomotion
Tools: Helix 02
(Classified by gemini-3.8-flash from our description; high confidence. Overview: https://postcutoff.com/ai-video/)

## Related

- 2026-01-27: [Figure Helix 02: one neural network controls a humanoid's whole body from pixels](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-01-27-figure-helix-02/)

## More videos on this

- 2026-05-08: [Helix 02 Bedroom Tidy](https://postcutoff.com/v/figure-helix-02-bedroom-tidy/), Figure, YouTube, demo, 483,231 views as of 9 October 2026.

What else happened that month, day by day: https://postcutoff.com/timeline/2026/01/