Robots/Parts/Senses
Built-in microphone
A microphone built into the robot so it can hear people speak. Figure says it moved the microphone on Figure 03 and upgraded its sound system so the robot can hold a spoken conversation more clearly and quickly. Figure does not say which microphone it uses or how many.
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- robots in the database
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- Senses
- brain layer
- Not public
- price
Key numbers
- Model
- not named by Figure
- On Figure 03
- moved and upgraded for clearer, quicker spoken conversation
Source: Figure, Introducing Figure 03 (figure.ai)
Strengths and trade-offs
Our analysisStrengths
Lets people give the robot instructions by talking to it.
Tiny, light and cheap.
Placement can be chosen to stay away from noisy motors.
Trade-offs
The robot's own motors and fans add noise.
Unnamed, so how well it hears cannot be compared.
A microphone in a home or workplace raises privacy questions.
Why robot makers choose it
Our readTalking is the easiest way for an untrained person to tell a robot what to do. A good microphone in a sensible spot is the first step to that, and it costs very little.
This is our reasoning from the public facts. No maker has confirmed it.
Robots using it
This list covers only the robots researched so far. A robot missing here may still use this part.
Numbers and listed prices on this page come from the sources shown. Anything marked as our analysis, our read or our estimate is our own view and has not been confirmed by any company. Last checked 14 Oct 2026. How we verify