Figure AI has signed a commercial agreement with Catalyst Brands to deploy humanoid robots across the retailer’s distribution and logistics network.
The partnership will begin at Catalyst Brands’ distribution center in Reno, Nevada, where Figure’s humanoid robots will be used to automate physically demanding supply chain tasks.
Catalyst Brands operates several well-known retail chains, including JCPenney, Aéropostale, and Brooks Brothers.
According to Figure, the agreement represents another step toward broader commercial deployment of humanoid robots in warehouse and logistics environments.
In a statement published on the company’s blog, Figure said: “The collaboration starts at Catalyst’s Reno, Nevada Distribution Logistics Center, focusing on automating physically demanding tasks within the supply chain.”
The company added that its humanoid systems provide “a flexible solution that can be deployed across a diverse, multi-brand portfolio instantly”.
Figure said the partnership is intended to help modernize logistics operations by automating repetitive work while allowing human workers to focus on higher-value tasks.
The agreement also reflects growing interest from major commercial operators in humanoid robotics as labor shortages, warehouse automation demands, and AI-driven industrial systems continue to accelerate.
The announcement follows a series of recent developments from Figure as the company scales both manufacturing capacity and real-world deployment programs.
In a separate company update published in April, Figure revealed that its BotQ manufacturing facility had increased production output from one Figure 03 humanoid robot per day to one per hour within four months.
The company said the facility has already produced more than 350 third-generation humanoid robots and over 9,000 actuators across multiple product variants.
Figure also said its expanding fleet is helping accelerate development of Helix, the company’s humanoid AI model, through large-scale real-world operational data collection.
The company recently demonstrated what it describes as “perception-conditioned whole-body control”, allowing humanoid robots to navigate stairs and uneven terrain using AI models trained largely in simulation before being transferred directly to physical robots.
Humanoid robotics companies worldwide are increasingly targeting warehouse logistics, manufacturing, and material handling applications as some of the earliest commercially viable markets for general-purpose humanoid systems.
Major companies including Nvidia, Amazon, and automotive manufacturers have also increased investment in humanoid robotics and embodied AI technologies over the past two years.
Figure said its agreement with Catalyst Brands establishes “the playbook for how AI-driven hardware can serve as a primary growth engine for modern holding companies”.
