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International Business Times

Meta Is Testing Robots Inside Its Data Centers. Machines Could Take Over 80% of Some Workers' Tasks.

The experiments involve robotic systems from several manufacturers capable of performing physical tasks inside their data centers, eventually reducing the amount of human labor needed. (Credit: Getty Images)

Meta is testing robots capable of performing physical tasks inside its data centers. This push could eventually reduce the amount of human labor required to operate the massive facilities that power the company's artificial intelligence ambitions.

The experiments, reported on by WIRED, involve robotic systems from several manufacturers, including Watney Robotics, Kinova and ABB. Current and former Meta workers told the publication that the company is evaluating increasingly sophisticated machines as it rapidly expands its global AI infrastructure.

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