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kē jì
科技
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Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to acquire / to buy out
shōugòu
收购
robot / robotics
jīqìrén
机器人
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
，
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
research and development
yánfā
研发
。

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
May 1st
5 yuè 1 rì
5月1日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
robotics
jīqìrén
机器人
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Assured Robot Intelligence (robotics AI startup)
Assured Robot Intelligence
Assured Robot Intelligence
，
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
its
qí
其
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
strategy / strategic plan
zhànlüè
战略
。
the company (referring to ARI)
gāi gōngsī
该公司
structural particle
de
的
team
tuánduì
团队
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to join
jiārù
加入
Meta
Meta
Meta
structural particle
de
的
Superintelligence Labs
chāojí zhìnéng shíyànshì
超级智能实验室
research division
yánjiū bùmén
研究部门
。

May 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
May 1st
5 yuè 1 rì
5月1日
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to acquire / to buy out
shōugòu
收购
robotics
jīqìrén
机器人
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI)
Assured Robot Intelligence
Assured Robot Intelligence
，
abbreviated as / also known as
jiǎnchēng
简称
ARI (abbreviation)
ARI
ARI
。
ARI (robotics startup)
ARI
ARI
to focus on / to specialize in
zhuānzhù yú
专注于
to develop
kāifā
开发
to be able to / capable of
nénggòu
能够
to understand / to comprehend
lǐjiě
理解
、
to predict / to forecast
yùcè
预测
and / furthermore
bìng
并
to adapt to / to adjust to
shìyìng
适应
human behavior
rénlèi xíngwéi
人类行为
structural particle
de
的
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
foundation model
jīchǔ móxíng
基础模型
。
the company (ARI)
gāi gōngsī
该公司
structural particle
de
的
co-founder
liánhé chuàngshǐrén
联合创始人
Xiaolong Wang (person name)
Wáng Xiǎolóng
王晓龙
previously served as
céngrèn
曾任
NVIDIA (chip company)
Yīngwéidá
英伟达
researcher
yánjiūyuán
研究员
and / as well as
jí
及
UC San Diego
Jiāzhōu Dàxué Shèngdìyāgē Fēnxiào
加州大学圣地亚哥分校
associate professor
fùjiàoshòu
副教授
。
acquisition
shōugòu
收购
after completion
wánchéng hòu
完成后
，
ARI
ARI
ARI
team
tuánduì
团队
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
as a whole / entirely
zhěngtǐ
整体
to join
jiārù
加入
Meta
Meta
Meta
Superintelligence Labs
chāojí zhìnéng shíyànshì
超级智能实验室
research division
yánjiū bùmén
研究部门
。
Meta
Meta
Meta
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
this time / on this occasion
cǐcì
此次
acquisition
shōugòu
收购
will
jiāng
将
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
its
qí
其
in / at
zài
在
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
structural particle
de
的
research and development
yánfā
研发
progress / process
jìnchéng
进程
。
prior to this / previously
cǐqián
此前
，
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
had already (at the time of)
yǐ yú
已于
this March / March of this year
jīnnián 3 yuè
今年3月
acquired
shōugòu
收购
robotics
jīqìrén
机器人
company
gōngsī
公司
Fauna (robotics company)
Fauna
Fauna
，
technology
kējì
科技
tech giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
in
zài
在
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
competitive track / race
sàidào
赛道
on / in
shàng
上
structural particle
de
的
competition
jìngzhēng
竞争
increasingly fierce / intensifying
rì qū jīliè
日趋激烈
。

New Words

Meta
Meta
Meta company
shōugòu
收购
to acquire
jīqìrén chūchuàng gōngsī
机器人初创公司
robotics startup
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
artificial intelligence
jīchǔ móxíng
基础模型
foundation model
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
humanoid robot
yánfā jìnchéng
研发进程
R&D progress
jiāsù
加速
to accelerate
jìngzhēng rì qū jīliè
竞争日趋激烈
competition increasingly fierce
sàidào
赛道
competitive race

News in English

Science & Technology

Meta Acquires Robot AI Startup to Accelerate Humanoid Development

Meta announced on May 1 the acquisition of robotics AI startup Assured Robot Intelligence to advance its humanoid robot strategy. The startup team will join Meta Superintelligence Labs.

Meta announced on May 1st that it is acquiring robotics AI startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI). ARI focuses on developing robot foundation models capable of understanding, predicting, and adapting to human behavior. ARI's co-founder Xiaolong Wang previously served as a researcher at NVIDIA and associate professor at UC San Diego. After the acquisition, the ARI team will join Meta's Superintelligence Labs research division. Meta stated that this acquisition will accelerate its research and development progress in the humanoid robot field. Previously, Amazon acquired robotics company Fauna in March, showing that competition among tech giants in the humanoid robot race is increasingly fierce.

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tuīchū
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机器人
smartphone
shǒujī
手机
equipped with
pèizhì
配置
motorized
diàndòng
电动
gimbal
yúntái
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biāoshēng
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become
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domestic
guónèi
国内
market value
shìzhí
市值
highest
zuìgāo
最高
stock
gǔpiào
股票
。

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United States / American
Měiguó
美国
space agency / NASA
yǔháng jú
宇航局
to find / to discover
zhǎodào
找到
new
xīn
新
method / way
fāngfǎ
方法
to extend / to prolong
yáncháng
延长
Voyager 2 (spacecraft)
Lǚxíngzhě 2 hào
旅行者2号
to use / operation
shǐyòng
使用
lifespan / service life
shòumìng
寿命
。

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global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
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bàndǎotǐ
半导体
second quarter / Q2
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
sales revenue
xiāoshòué
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
。

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