Meta’s reported Fourier robot reveals a hardware dependency

A humanoid robot’s intelligence may be designed in California, but somebody still has to manufacture the joints, hands and frame. Meta has reportedly turned to Shanghai-based Fourier for that physical work, according to a 31 October investigation by The Information. If accurate, the collaboration illustrates an awkward division of labour in the emerging market for embodied AI.

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