Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions

Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup focused on foundation models for humanoid robots.

ARI’s team will join Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, expanding the company’s AI efforts into embodied robotics.

The move underscores Meta’s growing interest in robot control, whole-body humanoid systems, and general-purpose AI.

The deal reflects a broader belief in the field that embodied AI could be key to more capable future AI systems.