Meta announced on May 1, 2026, the acquisition of Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), an AI startup focused on humanoid robotics. ARI is a 20-person startup founded in May 2025 in San Diego. Co-founder Xiaolong Wang is a former NVIDIA researcher. With this acquisition, Meta positions itself as the Android of robotics, building the foundational software layer for humanoid robots. The team will join Meta Superintelligence Labs to develop world models for robots.
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