Meta reportedly begins investment in humanoid robots, setting up a showdown with Elon Musk’s Tesla

Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta has started making significant investments in the humanoid robots category and is forming a team with Reality Labs’ hardware division to conduct the work, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Meta is reportedly planning to work on its own humanoid robot hardware with a focus on household chores at first. Later on, the company plans to make underlying AI, sensors and software for robots that will be manufactured and sold by a range of companies.