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Meta Acquires Robotics AI Company to Help Build Humanoid Technology
Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing AI models for robots, to advance its humanoid technology initiative.
The acquisition closed on Friday, according to a Meta spokesperson. The startup is described as being 'at the frontier of robotic intelligence designed to enable robots to understand, predict and adapt to human behaviors in complex and dynamic environments.'
This deal adds specialized AI talent to Meta's humanoid robotics push, focusing on making robots that can operate alongside people in unpredictable settings rather than just in controlled factory floors.
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