Meta and Fourier build humanoid robot prototype Max in three months

On November 1, 2026, The Information reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Meta had built a prototype humanoid robot together with Chinese robotics company Fourier. The machine, known inside Meta as Max, weighs about 48 kg (106 pounds). According to the report, the two companies completed the prototype in roughly three months and have already begun work on a second version. The Next Web and 智东西 both carried the story later the same day.

The reports add a few details about how the project came together. Two of the people familiar with the matter said that Meta's vice president of robotics product, Li-Chen Miller, spent nearly two months working at Fourier's factory in Shanghai to help push the prototype forward. The effort is aimed at helping Meta's robotics division refine future products. A commercial release is considered possible, but no launch timeline has been set. Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth has also described humanoid robots internally as a physical embodiment of the company's consumer personal agent assistant, Muse. The coverage notes that although the program is still in its early stages, the prototype represents Meta's most concrete progress in robotics since it formed Meta Robotics Studio early last year. As of now, this is where the public record on the collaboration stands.