Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
TechCrunch
Meta has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence to accelerate its research into AI models for physical robots.Summary
Meta has acquired the humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) to integrate its team into Meta's Superintelligence Labs. The startup, founded by experts Xiaolong Wang and Lerrel Pinto, specialized in developing foundation models for robot control and human-robot interaction. By bringing this expertise in-house, Meta aims to advance its long-term goal of developing humanoid robotics, a field increasingly viewed by experts as essential for achieving artificial general intelligence through real-world physical training.
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