Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said.

Europe’s first reusable uncrewed spacecraft has cleared a series of qualification milestones, moving the

Meet Sonny. Inside the warehouse that made the sailcloth for the USS Constitution, this vaguely humanoid robot is part of an attempt at reinventing work.

Meta snaps up robotics startup ARI to boost its humanoid AI capabilities. The acquisition brings specialist talent to Meta Superintelligence Labs as the tech giant pushes into physical AI systems beyond digital applications.

Meta has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup company that's building artificial intelligence for robots in order to "address critical challenges" in "high-value labor markets." The company is already working on robot hardware and AI in-house,

Humanoid robots have moved beyond assembly lines. AI-powered machines are being trialed for legal research, financial analysis, and front-line customer service, pushing automation into work historically considered safe from displacement.

Tokyo's Haneda Airport is beginning a trial of humanoid robots in airport ground services amid chronic labor challenges and a rapidly ageing workforce.

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here

In 2024, a painting titled "A.I. God" sold for more than $1 million. The artist, a humanoid robot, is coming to Foo Foo Fest.