Meta is expanding its AI research beyond chatbots to develop humanoid robotics, focusing on AI-driven software and sensors that could power future consumer robots.

According to sources quoted by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Meta does not intend to develop a branded robot like Tesla's Optimus. Instead, the company is looking at

Facebook's latest push into AI technology intends to place a humanoid assistant in the home, which is immediately problematic given Meta's past with privacy.

Facebook parent Meta is entering the competitive field of humanoid robotics, joining rivals such as Nvidia-backed Figure AI and Tesla, as the emergence of advanced AI models drive

Meta has already become a leading player in artificial intelligence with its open-source Llama models and its Ray-Ban co-branded smart glasses, but now it has its sights set on something even more futuristic: robots.