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Meta bets on humanoid robots with acquisition of ARI
Meta has acquired the humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence in a deal whose financial terms were not disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, ARI's team, including co-founders Lerrel Pinto and Xiaolong Wang, will join Meta's Superintelligence Labs. The startup has thus far focused on building foundation models for humanoid robots to perform a variety of tasks, including household chores. Last February, a leaked memo revealed Meta's desire to make a humanoid robot and sell it to consumers.
Meta has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) for an undisclosed sum, the social media giant said. “We acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a company at the frontier of robotic intelligence designed to enable robots to...
