PYMNTS.com February 14, 2025
Meta is reportedly forming a new team that will be devoted to developing artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots.
The team will be within the company’s Reality Labs hardware division, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 14), citing unnamed sources. It will be led by Marc Whitten, the former CEO of General Motors’ Cruise self-driving division, and will add about 100 engineers this year.
Meta did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment.
The company plans to work on its own humanoid robot hardware, with a focus on robots that can perform household chores, as well as AI, sensors, and software that could be used by a variety of companies manufacturing and selling robots, according to the report.
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