Fourier and Meta reportedly build Max humanoid prototype in three months

Meta and Shanghai-based robotics company Fourier built a humanoid prototype called Max in about three months, The Information reported. The approximately 1.5-meter, 48-kilogram robot uses an Nvidia Jetson Thor chip and has five-fingered hands, speakers, and a display that mimics facial expressions. The companies began work on a second prototype in September. Meta said the work is for internal research and experimentation, with no plans to sell the units or announced release date.

The collaboration places Fourier's hardware experience alongside Meta's ambition to give its Muse AI agent a physical form for household tasks. Fourier previously developed rehabilitation robots and its GR humanoid series. The arrangement illustrates one possible division of work in physical AI: a software company can use a specialist's robot hardware to explore embodied systems. The reported prototype does not establish that Max can reliably perform household work.

For builders and investors, the next meaningful evidence is demonstrated performance on manipulation and navigation, rather than prototype assembly speed alone. The reported Max 2 design calls for revised hands and additional sensors to help with stairs, but its capabilities remain unverified. Meta's research designation also limits any near-term conclusion about product revenue or demand.