Meta and Fourier Reportedly Build Thor-Powered Max Robot Prototype
IT之家, citing The Information, reports that Meta and Chinese company Fourier Intelligence collaborated on a humanoid robot prototype named Max. Development reportedly took three months. The robot stands close to five feet tall, weighs about 106 pounds and uses an Nvidia Thor chip. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg described it as a physical embodiment of the Muse AI model and said it could handle household chores. The companies reportedly began developing a Max 2 prototype in September, with a redesigned torso and other routine upgrades expected. They have not determined a launch date and do not plan to sell the prototypes.
The reported Max prototype combines Nvidia Thor hardware with Meta's Muse AI model, while reported work on Max 2 indicates that the collaboration already extends to a second prototype.
Meta has built a prototype humanoid robot with Chinese robotics company Fourier in about three months, and the two are already working on a second version. Jyoti Mann reported the project for The Information on Saturday, citing people familiar with it. The robot is known inside Meta as Max and weighs about 48kg (106 pounds).
Meta told The Information that the work with Fourier is for internal research and experimentation, and that it has no plans to sell the units. TNW has not independently verified the report.