Social RoboticsMeta acquires humanoid AI start-up Assured Robot Intelligence
The ARI team, which builds models to help robots anticipate human behaviour, joins Meta Superintelligence Labs.
Meta bought Assured Robot Intelligence for an undisclosed sum, bringing co-founders Xiaolong Wang and Lerrel Pinto and their team into Meta Superintelligence Labs. ARI develops foundation models for humanoid robots doing physical tasks such as household chores, with an emphasis on anticipating and adapting to what people do around them. Meta said the deal would strengthen its work on robot control and self-learning, though TechCrunch noted Meta may never ship a consumer humanoid. The acquisition adds another large AI company to the race to build robots that operate in human spaces.
Source: TechCrunch
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