Material Handling
The broadest and most-attempted robotic task: picking up an object and putting it somewhere else, repeatedly. Economics hinge on cycle time, reach, payload, and how structured the pick/place points are. The most common starting job for humanoids and mobile manipulators alike.
Reduce the labor spent walking and carrying items across a facility.
Cycle time and utilization. A robot that is idle half the shift rarely pays back.
Machines for this job
Digit
A logistics-first humanoid with real paid warehouse work.
Apollo
A modular industrial humanoid piloting with automakers and logistics operators.
Figure 02
The humanoid that ran an 11-month automotive pilot at BMW.
Figure 03
Successor to Figure 02, redesigned around lessons from the BMW line.
Optimus (Gen 2)
High-profile, low-independent-evidence: a prototype with big claims.
Atlas (electric)
A commercial humanoid moving from lab legend to first production units.
Phoenix
Dexterity-focused humanoid with strong demos and limited deployment proof.