Meta Aims to Become the Android of Robotics

Meta plans to extend its Project Orion augmented‑reality glasses venture into robotics, focusing on software that other makers can license. The company is developing a “Metabot” and a world‑model simulation to enable dexterous robot hands, with a robotics team led by former Cruise CEO Marc Whitten and backed by its Superintelligence Labs. Rather than competing directly in hardware, Meta wants its software platform to become the Android of robotics, mirroring moves by Apple and Tesla that are also exploring home robots. Read more