Meta Partners with Fourier Robotics to Develop Humanoid Robot Prototype, Begins Second-Generation R&D

According to sources, Meta has collaborated with Chinese robotics company Fourier to create a humanoid robot prototype named Max, weighing approximately 48 kg and standing about 1.5 meters tall. The team completed the prototype in three months and has since begun developing a second-generation model (Max 2) with improved manipulation, added projectors, and enhanced sensors for complex movements like stair climbing. Meta Robotics Studio, temporarily led by Ning Li after Marc Whitten's departure, is building teams in Shanghai and Shenzhen to support future mass production efforts. The project represents Meta's push into consumer-facing robotics as a physical embodiment of its AI Agent Muse.