Social media giant, Meta, has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), for an undisclosed sum. The company is designed to enable robots to understand, predict, and adapt to human behavior in complex environments. ARI's co-founders, Xiaolong Wang and Lerrel Pinto, will join Meta’s AI unit, the Superintelligence Labs research division. The acquisition reflects Meta's ongoing research into humanoid robotics technology and aims to bolster its humanoid ambitions for consumers. The firm raised an undisclosed seed round from AI seed firm Aix Ventures.