Meta (Robotics)
Meta's humanoid robotics group, building robot AI and its own humanoid; its CTO says software is the bottleneck
Division of Meta Platforms · Prototype · Robot foundation model · Menlo Park, California, United States · Founded 2025 · meta.com
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Profile
Meta's humanoid group, Meta Robotics Studio, began in Reality Labs in 2025. Andrew Bosworth, Meta's CTO, told The Verge in September 2025 that humanoids are Meta's next "AR-size bet" and that "The bottleneck is the software." He said Meta is building its own humanoid and plans to license the software. Meta says it acquired Assured Robot Intelligence in May 2026; its team, led by Lerrel Pinto and Xiaolong Wang, joined Meta Superintelligence Labs. The Information reported in October 2026 that Meta built a prototype, Max, with Shanghai's Fourier. Meta told the outlet the work is for internal research. Marc Whitten, the group's first VP of robotics, left in August 2026 to become Dolby's CEO.
Notes A division of Meta Platforms with no separate funding; Meta's own financials are not shown because this entry covers only its robotics work. Meta has not shown a robot publicly. The Max and Max 2 prototypes with Fourier come only from The Information's October 31, 2026 report citing people familiar with the project; Reuters could not immediately verify it. The founding year is when the robotics group was set up (2025); Meta itself was founded in 2004. The headquarters shown is Meta's (Menlo Park).
People
- Li-Chen MillerVP of Product, Robotics
- Jonathan TompsonML Lead, Meta Robotics Studio
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Leadership on X
What leadership has posted about robotics, physical AI and world models in the last 30 days.
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- He congratulated Eka on a milestone, saying speed and dexterity are critical for hard deployments.1
- He said it was exciting to see many different types of robots using the same intelligence layer, and credited the PI team for making its models easy for the community to build on.2
- He pointed to Matic as robotics work that is "refreshingly real", for anyone tired of gimmicky robot demos.3
Replies and posts are included only when they relate to robotics, physical AI or world models.
- He highlighted work on robots writing their own skills, getting better and cheaper at it the more they practice.1
Replies and posts are included only when they relate to robotics, physical AI or world models.
Flagship robots
- Humanoid robot (in development) Humanoid
Andrew Bosworth told The Verge in September 2025 that Meta is building its own humanoid, called "Metabot" internally. The Information reported in October 2026 that Meta built a prototype called Max with Fourier and is working on a second version, Max 2 - Robot software platform (planned) Software
Bosworth says Meta plans to license its robot software to other robot makers, letting any company use it "as long as your robot meets these specs"
Trademarks
No US filings since 2025 (last checked ).
Source: USPTO Trademark Search, matched on the company’s legal names. Rechecked on the 1st and 15th of each month. A filing shows intent to use a name in the US, not a launched product.
Recent news
- — Meta reportedly built a humanoid prototype called Max with Fourier and is working on Max 2; Meta told The Information it has no plans to sell the units The Information Reported
- — Marc Whitten, who led Meta's robotics group as VP of robotics, leaves to become CEO of Dolby Variety
- — Meta says it acquired Assured Robot Intelligence; the team, led by Lerrel Pinto and Xiaolong Wang, joins Meta Superintelligence Labs TechCrunch
- — Li-Chen Miller moves from Meta's smart glasses to become the first product manager on the Reality Labs robotics team Business Insider
- — Bosworth calls humanoid robots Meta's next "AR-size bet" and says Meta plans to license its robot software to other makers The Verge
- — Bosworth memo sets up a humanoid robotics product group in Reality Labs, led by former Cruise CEO Marc Whitten Reuters
Sources
- Meta plans investments into AI-driven humanoid robots, memo shows (Reuters) (Feb 14, 2025)
- Internal memo: Meta is betting on humanoid robots, hires ex-Cruise CEO (Business Insider) (Feb 14, 2025)
- Humanoid robots are Meta's next 'AR-size bet' (The Verge, Alex Heath) (Sep 26, 2025)
- Meta is tapping top talent into robotics efforts, including the leader behind its smart glasses (Business Insider) (Nov 14, 2025)
- Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions (TechCrunch, with Meta's statement) (May 1, 2026)
- Meta acquires robotics AI company to help build humanoid tech (Bloomberg) (May 1, 2026)
- Xiaolong Wang, Research Director, Meta Superintelligence Labs (personal site) (Oct 31, 2026)
- Jonathan Tompson (personal site) (Oct 31, 2026)
- Dolby Laboratories announces leadership transition (Dolby) (Aug 27, 2026)
- Dolby Laboratories taps Meta and Amazon alum Marc Whitten as CEO as Kevin Yeaman retires (Variety) (Aug 27, 2026)
- Meta built humanoid prototype with Chinese startup to ramp up robotics push (The Information, Jyoti Mann) (Oct 31, 2026)
- Meta builds humanoid robot with Chinese startup Fourier, The Information says (Reuters, via CNA) (Oct 31, 2026)
- Meta builds humanoid robot with China's Fourier as home robot push expands: report (Investing.com) (Oct 31, 2026)
- Alexandr Wang welcomes Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) to MSL (X) (May 1, 2026)
Confidence: medium.