Meta Platforms’ multi-week stock rally continues to gain momentum, with the company aiming for a near-term $2 trillion market capitalization. A late-morning report highlighted the social media giant’s next major initiative: AI-powered humanoid robots. According to Bloomberg, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta plans to invest in futuristic robots capable of performing human tasks. This project will be spearheaded by a new team within Meta’s Reality Labs hardware division, as reported by sources familiar with the investment. The humanoid robots will be trained to handle typical household chores.
Meta intends to develop its own humanoid robot hardware, initially focusing on household tasks. The company’s broader ambition is to create the underlying AI, sensors, and software for robots that will be manufactured and sold by various companies, according to unnamed sources. Meta has already begun discussions with robotics firms, including Unitree Robotics and Figure AI Inc.
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This move into humanoid robotics mirrors Elon Musk’s Tesla Optimus, a bipedal, autonomous robot designed to perform unsafe, repetitive, or mundane tasks. Meta confirmed the formation of the new Reality Labs team, which will be led by Marc Whitten, former CEO of General Motors’ Cruise self-driving car division. In a memo reviewed by Bloomberg, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth stated, “The core technologies we’ve already invested in and built across Reality Labs and AI are complementary to developing the advancements needed for robotics.”
The announcement boosted Meta’s stock, which rose approximately 1.3% in late-morning trading, reaching record highs. The company’s shares are on track for a 20-day rally, now just $150 billion short of a $2 trillion market capitalization. The timing of the report provided critical momentum, sustaining the stock’s upward trend into the lunch hour.
