Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
Meta acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions. ARI's team will join Meta's AI unit, Superintelligence Labs research division.
Meta acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a humanoid robotics startup, for an undisclosed sum. ARI's team, including co-founders Xiaolong Wang and Lerrel Pinto, will join Meta's AI unit. ARI was building foundation models for humanoid robots to perform physical labor. Meta researchers have been working on humanoid robotics tech for years, with ambitions to build a consumer humanoid product. The acquisition reflects a broader industry trend, with forecasts varying wildly on the potential market size.
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