Meta and Chinese Firm Fourier Develop Humanoid Robot Prototype in 3 Months

November 1: According to Reuters, citing The Information, people familiar with the matter said Meta worked with Chinese robotics company Fourier Intelligence (Fourier) to develop a humanoid robot prototype in only about 3 months, and has already begun developing a second-generation product. The prototype, internally codenamed Max, weighs about 106 pounds (roughly 48 kilograms). Meta sees humanoid robots as the physical embodiment of its Muse agent and hopes they will perform various household tasks. Meta said it currently has no plans to sell these robots.