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Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said.

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Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions

Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said.

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