Meta Partners with Chinese Firm Fourier to Develop Humanoid Robot Prototype Max

According to a report by The Information, Meta has partnered with Chinese robotics company Fourier to develop a humanoid robot prototype named Max. The collaboration, which began after Meta's vice president spent two months at Fourier's Shanghai factory, resulted in the first prototype within three months of project initiation. Max is approximately 1.5 meters tall, weighs about 48 kilograms, and uses an NVIDIA Jetson Thor chip. It features dexterous five-fingered hands and a facial screen capable of simulating human expressions. As of September, development on a second prototype, Max 2, had already begun. Meta views the robot as a physical extension of its AI agent Muse for future household tasks, though there are no current plans to sell these prototypes.