# Three source-checked humanoid robot claims

Release: 2026-09-27  
Package version: 1  
Revision: 9ff04b311bd3410e4ede05dc13e8dd9edcdc4492  
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## Scope

Three narrow physical-presence or receipt claims. These claims do not establish commercial sale, scaled deployment, autonomous operation, or the first delivery of any model.

Review method: The cited primary-source passage was checked against the narrow claim. Publication, event, receipt and arrival dates remain separate.

Video review: not_reviewed. Video availability was recorded per claim. No video was reviewed, and no video is used as evidence for these claims.

## Unitree G1 EDU-4 — Fraunhofer IPA {#g1-edu-4-fraunhofer-receipt}

Fraunhofer IPA says a Unitree G1 EDU-4 with Dex3-1 hands was delivered to the institute in May 2025.

- Claim type: receipt
- Model variant: Unitree G1 EDU-4 with Dex3-1 3-finger hands; firmware 1.04
- Event date: 2025-05 (month)
- Source publication date: 2026-05-27
- What the source supports: Receipt of this exact variant at a named research institute by the stated month.
- Unknown: Exact delivery day; Price; Sale terms; Unit count; Whether this was the model's first customer delivery; Autonomous operation
- Autonomy: unknown
- Related video: not_found; review status: not_reviewed; URL: unknown; timecode: unknown
- Video search scope: Only the cited non-video primary-source page was checked; no broader video search was performed.
- Source: [Fraunhofer IPA](https://www.ipa.fraunhofer.de/en/press-media/press_releases/benchmark-for-humanoid-robots.html) (recipient-primary, article)
- Reviewed: 2026-09-27; status: supported
- Source excerpt: “The technical basis was the Unitree G1 EDU-4 with Dex3-1 3-finger hands delivered in May 2025 with firmware version 1.04.”
- Citation: Humanoid Record, "Fraunhofer IPA says a Unitree G1 EDU-4 with Dex3-1 hands was delivered to the institute in May 2025.", source-checked claims package v1, 2026-09-27, revision 9ff04b311bd3410e4ede05dc13e8dd9edcdc4492, SHA-256 58eec98e4861ef70a9c0eac2324c495dff1aba60227ba19859d7f933eea02aa2, https://humanoidrecord.com/press/claims/2026-09-27/#g1-edu-4-fraunhofer-receipt

## Apptronik Apollo — Mercedes-Benz {#apollo-mercedes-physical-use}

By 18 March 2025, Mercedes-Benz said Apollo robots were collecting data in a production environment at its Digital Factory Campus.

- Claim type: physical-use
- Model variant: Apollo; hardware generation not identified by the source
- Event date: unknown (unknown)
- Source publication date: 2025-03-18
- What the source supports: Physical use of Apollo robots in a named Mercedes-Benz production setting by publication.
- Unknown: Arrival or handover date; Unit count; Sale terms; Ownership; Hardware generation; Scaled deployment; Autonomous operation
- Autonomy: unknown
- Related video: not_found; review status: not_reviewed; URL: unknown; timecode: unknown
- Video search scope: Only the cited non-video primary-source page was checked; no broader video search was performed.
- Source: [Mercedes-Benz Group](https://group.mercedes-benz.com/company/production/production-network/mbdfc-humanoid-robots.html) (customer-primary, article)
- Reviewed: 2026-09-27; status: supported
- Source excerpt: “Apollo robots have been collecting data in a production environment”
- Citation: Humanoid Record, "By 18 March 2025, Mercedes-Benz said Apollo robots were collecting data in a production environment at its Digital Factory Campus.", source-checked claims package v1, 2026-09-27, revision 9ff04b311bd3410e4ede05dc13e8dd9edcdc4492, SHA-256 58eec98e4861ef70a9c0eac2324c495dff1aba60227ba19859d7f933eea02aa2, https://humanoidrecord.com/press/claims/2026-09-27/#apollo-mercedes-physical-use

## Figure 03 — BMW Group {#figure-03-bmw-spartanburg-presence}

BMW Group's photo record dated 25 June 2026 identifies Figure 03 at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg.

- Claim type: photo-record-identification
- Model variant: Figure 03
- Event date: unknown (unknown)
- Source publication date: 2026-06-25
- What the source supports: Identification of the exact model at a named customer facility in BMW Group's dated photo record.
- Unknown: Physical-presence date; Delivery, arrival or handover date; Sale terms; Ownership; Unit count; Production scale; Autonomous operation
- Autonomy: unknown
- Related video: found; review status: not_reviewed; URL: https://videos.ctfassets.net/qx5k8y1u9drj/33JKTQMBo0UKCR26Q7yOkW/61957b991034ab0b99ca439f1b70dfb5/F03_x_BMW_MP4.mp4; timecode: unknown
- Video search scope: A related official manufacturer-hosted video was found from Figure's Figure 03 at BMW page; it was not reviewed.
- Source: [BMW Group PressClub](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/photo/compilation/T0458778EN/bmw-group-advances-the-use-of-physical-ai-in-production-with-figure-03-project-in-spartanburg) (customer-primary, photo-record)
- Reviewed: 2026-09-27; status: supported
- Source excerpt: “Humanoid robot Figure 03 at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg.”
- Citation: Humanoid Record, "BMW Group's photo record dated 25 June 2026 identifies Figure 03 at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg.", source-checked claims package v1, 2026-09-27, revision 9ff04b311bd3410e4ede05dc13e8dd9edcdc4492, SHA-256 58eec98e4861ef70a9c0eac2324c495dff1aba60227ba19859d7f933eea02aa2, https://humanoidrecord.com/press/claims/2026-09-27/#figure-03-bmw-spartanburg-presence