Meta Explores AI-Powered Humanoid Robots for Household Tasks

The company aims to develop robotics software and hardware, signaling a shift towards AI-driven innovations beyond social media.

Meta's Reality Labs is forming a new division to develop AI-powered humanoid robots designed for household chores, such as folding laundry and loading dishwashers.
The initiative focuses on creating a robotics software platform that other companies can utilize, rather than solely producing Meta-branded robots.
Meta has engaged robotics companies like Unitree Robotics and Figure AI to collaborate on hardware manufacturing and development.
This robotics push aligns with Meta's broader strategy to expand beyond social media and into AI, augmented reality, and mixed reality technologies.
Meta faces competition from Apple, Tesla, and Google, all of which are investing in robotics and AI as the next frontier of consumer technology.