Figure launches Index physical-data collection platform

Aug 25, 2026 · Product Launch · Figure AI · Humanoid

Figure launched Index, a contributor app and data pipeline that captures first-person human video for training its Helix robot intelligence system.

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  • Index launched with 264,000 downloads across 108 countries, 44,000 weekly active users and more than 16 million uploaded videos.
  • Figure says the pipeline processes 30 minutes of video per second and has paid contributors more than $15 million.
  • The company plans to commit more than $1 billion to data and compute over the next 12 months, with Index data used to expand Helix across tasks, objects and environments.

Figure AI develops humanoid robots and autonomy systems with a focus on human-like reasoning and speech-to-action control.