Meta responds to cooperation with Chinese firm Fourier on humanoid robot: US supply chain falls short, no sale plans for prototypes
Meta 回应与中国企业傅利叶合作开发人形机器人：美国供应链不给力，原型机暂无出售计划
Meta and Fourier are developing a humanoid prototype named Max, but the project faces supply chain constraints for US components and has no immediate sales plans; the collaboration is framed as internal research rather than commercial deployment.
Meta and Fourier are developing a humanoid prototype named Max, but the project faces supply chain constraints for US components and has no immediate sales plans; the collaboration is framed as internal research rather than commercial deployment.
Source: IT Home — Robotics · Read original article ↗
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IT Home November 3 news, according to a previous report by The Information, Meta recently collaborated with the Chinese enterprise Fourier (Fourier), to create a humanoid robot prototype named Max.
According to the description, this robot took three months to develop, and its height is close to 5 feet (IT Home Note: approximately 1.5 meters) , weight approximately 106 lbs (approx. 48.1 kg), equipped with the NVIDIA Thor chip. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg views this humanoid robot as the “physical embodiment” of the Muse AI model, believing it can perform daily household chores.
Reports state that the two companies have launched the R&D work for the Max 2 prototype product in September this year. The new robot is expected to redesign the torso part and undergo other routine upgrades. Meta and Fourier have not yet determined the launch time for this product, and there are no plans to sell the prototype.
Regarding this, a Meta spokesperson told The Information: “We face the same reality as other parts of the industry,”Involving the procurement of components that are difficult to obtain in the United States. However, the focus of this cooperation with Fourier is on internal research and experimentation, We have no plans to sell these robots.”
According to Yicai Net, Gu Jie, founder and CEO of Fourier, stated that it is currently inconvenient to respond.
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据介绍，这款机器人研发用时三个月，其身高接近 5 英尺 （IT之家注：约 1.5 米） ，体重约 106 磅 （约 48.1 千克） ，搭载英伟达 Thor 芯片。
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≈48.1
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据介绍，这款机器人研发用时三个月，其身高接近 5 英尺 （IT之家注：约 1.5 米） ，体重约 106 磅 （约 48.1 千克） ，搭载英伟达 Thor 芯片。
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据介绍，这款机器人研发用时三个月，其身高接近 5 英尺 （IT之家注：约 1.5 米） ，体重约 106 磅 （约 48.1 千克） ，搭载英伟达 Thor 芯片。
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Meta 与傅利叶暂未确定该产品推出时间，也无计划销售原型机。
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不过，这次与傅利叶的合作重点是内部研究和实验， 我们没有出售这些机器人的计划 。
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” 据第一财经消息 ，傅利叶创始人、CEO 顾捷对此表示，暂不方便回复。
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IT之家 11 月 3 日消息，据 The Information 此前报道， Meta 最近与中国企业傅利叶（Fourier）合作 ，打造一款名为 Max 的人形机器人原型。
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