Meta buys 1-yr-old robotics startup days after announcing job cuts

Meta acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) for an undisclosed sum. The startup, founded in 2025, is developing AI models for robots. ARI's team, including its Co-founders, will join Meta's Superintelligence Labs research division to push the tech giant's humanoid AI ambitions. Meta's move comes days after it confirmed laying off 8,000 employees in May this year.