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AI & Enterprise
Meta develops humanoid robot prototype with Chinese firm Fourier, begins second-generation project
Meta has developed a humanoid robot prototype with Chinese robotics company Fourier and has begun preparing a second-generation version, The Information reported. The companies built a roughly 106-pound humanoid called Max in three months, the report said. Meta plans to develop a higher-fidelity product that could eventually be sold, though no launch date has been set. Meta’s spokesperson said the collaboration is for internal research and there is no sales plan.
Industry
China exoskeleton robot market posts record growth
China\'s wearable exoskeleton robot market is growing rapidly and has reached a record size, with applications expanding from medical rehabilitation to elderly assistance, tourism and industry. IDC estimated 2025 shipments at about 26,000 units and market size at more than 1.6 billion yuan. Medical rehabilitation generated most revenue, while consumer-assist devices drove volume. Industrial use remains early-stage. Investment rose in 2025, and some firms are expanding overseas.
Industry
Fingernail-sized quantum chip stores data with vibrations and works like a guitar
A new design for a fingernail-sized quantum chip stores information using tiny mechanical vibrations, researchers said. Applying the principle of vibrating guitar strings, the structure could increase a quantum computer\'s working memory and points to a path toward next-generation quantum memory. Researchers at ETH Zurich developed a chip architecture that separates quantum computation from information storage. They validated basic performance by running quantum Fourier transform and a period-finding algorithm.