Meta buys robotic startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
TechCrunch
Meta has acquired the robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence to accelerate the development of its humanoid AI and physical interaction capabilities.Summary
Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup focused on creating foundation models for humanoid robots capable of complex physical tasks. The ARI team, including co-founders Lerrel Pinto and Xiaolong Wang, will join Meta's Superintelligence Labs to advance research in robot control and self-learning. This acquisition aligns with Meta's long-term strategy of integrating AI into physical robots, which experts believe is a crucial step toward achieving artificial general intelligence.
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