LeiTech reports that Meta worked with Chinese robotics maker Fourier Intelligence to build a humanoid prototype called Max and had begun developing a second version, Max 2. The reported project puts a Chinese robot maker directly inside an overseas technology company’s humanoid development effort.
Rather than modifying Fourier’s GR-3 directly, the report says Meta drew on engineering experience from the maker’s earlier GR series while changing the body proportions, head, display and cameras, among other components. The account highlights the engineering and iteration work behind the collaboration.
The article says Meta’s robotics product vice president spent nearly two months at Fourier’s Shanghai factory during prototype development, which took three months. These are details attributed to the report, not independently verified production or delivery metrics.
LeiTech reports robotics product-design and supplier-development recruitment in Shanghai and Shenzhen, with some roles covering work from prototype development to scale-up. The report says some positions span the full process.
Meta’s spokesperson said the collaboration is currently focused on internal research and experimentation, with no plans to sell the prototypes, according to LeiTech.
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