Meta tests robots for data center maintenance
Ars Technica AI · rss · 2026-08-30
Meta is testing robots from vendors like Watney Robotics, Kinova, and ABB to perform physical tasks in its data centers, such as plugging in cables and resetting servers. One experiment evaluates the Kinova Gen3 arm for power cycling servers. Workers estimate the bots could replace up to 80% of some physical workloads as Meta seeks to control labor costs amid soaring AI infrastructure spending.
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