📅 Nov 1, 2026
Meta built a prototype called Max with China's Fourier in about three months, per a report from The Information.
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Max stands about 1.5 meters, weighs around 106 pounds, runs on Nvidia's Jetson Thor chip, and has five-fingered hands and a screen face.
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Meta robotics VP Li-Chen Miller spent nearly two months at Fourier's Shanghai factory, and Max was shown at an internal summit in late August.
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Work on a second version began in September, with a redesigned torso, better hands, a projector, and extra sensors for stairs.
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Meta says the project is internal research with no plans to sell the units, and no launch date. Inside Meta, the robot is seen as a physical body for its Muse AI agent.
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