Figure 03 vs Phoenix: which robot wins?
Figure AI's Figure 03 against Sanctuary AI's Phoenix — price, capability, availability, and a verdict you can act on.
| Figure 03 | Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| EST. PRICE | Not for sale | Enterprise pricing |
| HEIGHT | 5"-6"- / 168 cm | ~5′7″ / 170 cm |
| WEIGHT | ~60 kg | ~70 kg* |
| PAYLOAD | 20 kg | ~25 kg* |
| RUNTIME | ~5 hrs | Tethered/battery options* |
| DEXTERITY | High-dexterity hands (Helix AI) | 20-DOF hands — class-leading touch* |
| AVAILABILITY | Commercial only | Industrial only |
| WHICHBOT SCORE | 8.7 / 10 | 7.7 / 10 |
| OUR TAKE | Arguably the most capable hands in the business - processing hundreds of thousands of packages. Consumers can't buy it. Yet. | The hands specialist. Sanctuary bet everything on human-grade fingers and touch — the hardest problem, and the one that unlocks the most jobs. |
* Prices are estimates from public statements and filings. Availability changes weekly.
Detailed comparison: Figure 03 vs Phoenix
Figure 03 scores 8.7/10 in our independent evaluation; Phoenix scores 7.7/10. That 0.9999999999999991-point gap reflects real differences in capability or value, but Phoenix may still win if its strengths match your priorities.
Figure 03 is best for: Businesses - and consumers watching where home capability will come from next. Phoenix is best for: Believers that dexterity — not walking — is what makes humanoids useful.
Our scoring weighs five factors: autonomous capability, independent verification (third-party evidence scores higher than manufacturer claims), commercial deployment scale, price-to-capability ratio, and real-world availability today. Neither robot here is scored on marketing alone. Figure 03 and Phoenix are both worth evaluating — the right call depends on which robot's documented strengths match your actual workflow.
CHOOSE THE FIGURE 03 IF…
- Businesses - and consumers watching where home capability will come from next.
- Best-in-class manipulation via the Helix AI stack
- Proven at scale in commercial logistics
CHOOSE THE PHOENIX IF…
- Believers that dexterity — not walking — is what makes humanoids useful.
- Arguably the most human-like hands and haptics in the industry
- Teleop-to-autonomy training pipeline generates rare manipulation data