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Figure 03 vs SO-101
A symmetrical comparison using normalized manufacturer-reported specifications. Green highlights mark the stronger value only where the specification has a defensible direction.
Figure 03Figure source ↗
SO-101Hugging Face LeRobot source ↗FieldAt a Glance
Figure · Select customersFigure 03Humanoid · verified Aug 29, 2026
Hugging Face LeRobot · Open buildSO-101Fixed manipulator · verified Aug 29, 2026
Cross-Category ComparisonThese platforms do not share a sourced form factor, use case, or editorial comparison rationale, but their normalized specifications remain available below.
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Specifications
Interactive only
| Field | Figure 03 | SO-101 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Figure | Hugging Face LeRobot |
| Version | 03 | SO-101 |
| Form factor | Humanoid | Fixed manipulator |
| Availability | Select customers | Open build |
| Primary use | General-purpose home and commercial work | Robotics research, data collection, and policy evaluation |
| Starting price | Unknown | Unknown |
| Price qualifier | Not publicly listed | Bill-of-materials cost varies |
| Height (m) | 1.7272 | Unknown |
| Weight (kg) | 61 | Unknown |
| Payload (kg) | 20 | Unknown |
| Runtime (hours) | 5 | Unknown |
| Maximum speed (m/s) | 1.2 | Unknown |
| Degrees of freedom | Unknown | 6 |
| Reach (m) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Battery | 2.3 kWh pack with 2 kW wireless inductive charging | External power; configuration depends on sourced motors |
| Sensors | head cameras, palm cameras, fingertip tactile sensors, audio system | user-configured cameras, joint position feedback |
| Onboard compute | Not disclosed | Host computer supplied by the builder |
| Software | Helix, 10 Gbps mmWave data offload | Hugging Face LeRobot, Feetech SDK |
| Safety | multi-density foam, soft textiles, UN38.3-certified battery | configurable maximum relative joint target |
| Control modes | autonomous | leader-arm teleoperation, learned policy |
| Target applications | home tasks, manufacturing logistics, general-purpose manipulation | imitation learning, VLA evaluation, robotics education |
13 comparable fields · 13 material differences · Interactive comparison only; editorial indexing gate not met
Figure 03 Positioning
Primary useGeneral-purpose home and commercial work
AvailabilitySelect customers
Starting priceNot publicly listed
Canonical IDfigure/figure-03
SO-101 Positioning
Primary useRobotics research, data collection, and policy evaluation
AvailabilityOpen build
Starting priceBill-of-materials cost varies
Canonical IDlerobot/so-101
Primary Evidence
Manufacturer Sources and Freshness
Figure 03Figure · observed Aug 29, 2026SO-101 assembly and hardware documentationHugging Face LeRobot · observed Aug 29, 2026
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Questions
Figure 03 vs SO-101 FAQs
Which is better, Figure 03 or SO-101?+
There is no defensible overall robot winner without a target task and environment. Compare form factor, availability, payload, runtime, speed, sensing, control, safety, and price; green highlights apply only to specifications with an explicit direction.
Which can carry more, Figure 03 or SO-101?+
A direct answer is unavailable because SO-101 does not publish a normalized payload (kg) in the current source.
Which runs longer, Figure 03 or SO-101?+
A direct answer is unavailable because SO-101 does not publish a normalized runtime (hours) in the current source.
Which is faster, Figure 03 or SO-101?+
A direct answer is unavailable because SO-101 does not publish a normalized maximum speed (m/s) in the current source.
Which costs less, Figure 03 or SO-101?+
A normalized price comparison is unavailable. Figure 03: Not publicly listed. SO-101: Bill-of-materials cost varies.
Can I buy Figure 03 or SO-101 today?+
Figure 03 is recorded as select customers (Figure describes production and company deployments; no public purchase price is cited.); SO-101 is open build (LeRobot publishes assembly and sourcing instructions rather than selling a single finished configuration.). Availability can be regional or customer-specific.
What are Figure 03 and SO-101 designed to do?+
Figure 03: General-purpose home and commercial work. SO-101: Robotics research, data collection, and policy evaluation.
What sensors do Figure 03 and SO-101 use?+
Figure 03: head cameras, palm cameras, fingertip tactile sensors, audio system. SO-101: user-configured cameras, joint position feedback.
What software and control options do Figure 03 and SO-101 support?+
Figure 03: Helix, 10 Gbps mmWave data offload. SO-101: Hugging Face LeRobot, Feetech SDK. Figure 03: autonomous. SO-101: leader-arm teleoperation, learned policy.
Are Figure 03 and SO-101 the same type of robot?+
No. Figure 03 is a humanoid platform; SO-101 is a fixed manipulator platform. Direct specification comparisons may therefore reflect different jobs.