Meta and OpenAI collaborate on AI pet hardware
10/01/2026 — 10/02, 13:32·1 sources·1 reports
Meta and OpenAI plan to launch embodied AI devices within a year, featuring cute software agents to gauge user interest in dedicated AI hardware. This marks a new consumer-focused collaboration between the two companies.
Latest turnMeta and OpenAI plan to launch physical AI devices within the next year, using cutesy software agents as a gateway to test consumer appetite for dedicated AI hardware.
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- Meta and OpenAI preparing AI Tamagotchis as physical devices
Meta and OpenAI plan to launch physical AI devices within the next year, using cutesy software agents as a gateway to test consumer appetite for dedicated AI hardware.
The Verge · AI10/01, 02:07
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