Meta Develops Humanoid Robot Prototype Aimed at Household Chores
US tech company Meta has built a prototype of its first humanoid robot, intended to help with everyday household tasks in the future. The report comes from The Information.
Meta, the US technology company known for Facebook and Instagram, has developed a prototype of its first humanoid robot. According to The Information, a business and technology publication, the machine is meant to help people with everyday household chores in the future. The project suggests the company is turning more seriously to robotics.
Development and partner
The robot, known internally as "Max", was built in roughly three months. Meta worked on it together with Fourier, a Chinese robotics company.
What is known about the robot
According to available information, Max stands about 1.5 metres tall. Other technical details, including its weight, are not fully given in the available excerpt, and it is unclear when the robot might reach the market.
For now it is only a prototype, and the excerpt does not include an official confirmation from Meta.
