Meta Tests Robots to Handle Data Center Work
In brief Meta is testing robots that can swap cables, restart servers, and inspect equipment. Some workers fear the machines will reduce staffing or shift technical work to lower-paid roles.
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- Fact 1: Click to make your prediction.One unnamed employee estimated that a successful cable-swapping robot could replace as much as 80% of the work performed in certain roles.
- Fact 2: ACE Robotics Chairman Wang Xiaogang said embodied AI—which enables machines to perceive and act in physical environments—could have a “ChatGPT moment” by the end of 2027.
In brief Meta is testing robots that can swap cables, restart servers, and inspect equipment. Some workers fear the machines will reduce staffing or shift technical work to lower-paid roles.
The robots remain slow and require human assistance. Meta is testing robots to maintain the data centers powering its artificial intelligence systems, including machines that can replace networking cables, restart servers, and inspect equipment. According to a Friday WIRED report, Meta is testing robots from San Francisco-based Watney Robotics, Quebec-based Kinova, and Zurich-based ABB that could reduce labor costs—and potentially staffing—as its AI infrastructure expands.
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