Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a US startup founded in 2025, to strengthen its push into “physical AI” and humanoid robotics. Financial terms were not shared. ARI’s team will join Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, aiming to improve robot learning, behavior prediction, and real-world control—though consumer-ready home robots still face major safety, cost, and reliability hurdles.
Tesla says it plans to bring its humanoid robot Optimus to India “when the time is right,” without giving a specific timeline. Speaking during the launch of the Model Y in India, a senior official also indicated Tesla’s integrated energy solutions business could follow in the future, signaling a wider push beyond cars.
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