Figure announced on May 26, 2026, that it entered a commercial agreement with retail holding company Catalyst Brands to deploy its humanoid robots into Catalyst's distribution and logistics network. The initial rollout focuses on automating physically demanding and repetitive supply chain tasks at Catalyst’s Distribution Logistics Center in Reno, Nevada.
Catalyst Brands operates several retail labels, including JCPenney, Aéropostale, and Brooks Brothers. Figure stated that deploying general-purpose humanoids across this multi-brand portfolio offers a flexible automation blueprint that frees on-site associates to focus on higher-value work.
Figure described the agreement as its first commercial partnership with a Brookfield portfolio company. Brookfield holds investment stakes in both Figure and Catalyst. Figure described Brookfield's backing as a unified strategy to scale industrial automation across its affiliated holdings.
The announcement did not disclose specific operational metrics for the Reno site, omitting robot fleet counts, target deployment timelines, hardware specifications, and financial terms.