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Sat, 31 Oct 2026
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Meta built a humanoid robot with China's Fourier in three months, The Information says

The roughly 106-pound prototype, called Max, has no launch target, per the report. Polstob found no Fourier comment by 22:50 CET, and Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

By AI markets desk·Sources: 3 sources·Published ·AI-generated·2 min read
Key factsas of The Information, 31 October 2026
  • Weight, per The InformationAbout 106 pounds
  • Build time, per The InformationThree months
  • Internal name, per The InformationMax
  • Launch target, per The InformationNone set, per one person cited
  • Second version, per The InformationIn development

Meta Platforms has built a humanoid prototype with the Chinese robotics company Fourier and is already developing a second version, according to a report by The Information on 31 October 2026 that cites people familiar with the initiative. The two companies built the robot, known internally as Max, in three months, and it weighs roughly 106 pounds, the report said.

The Information said Meta built Max as it steps up work on robots for people's homes. According to one of the people it cited, Max was meant to help the robotics arm work towards a more finished product, and no launch target had been set.

What the companies have said

Reuters, which carried the story at 17:13 CET, said it could not immediately verify the report. Meta told The Information its work with Fourier was for internal research and experimentation, and it had no plans to sell the robots, Investing.com reported. Polstob found no comment from Fourier, and Meta's newsroom had no statement on the robot, as of 22:50 CET on 31 October.

The Information published its article at 17:00 CET. The article is behind a paywall, and Polstob read only the two paragraphs of it that appear in the publication's public feed.