{"id":4442,"date":"2026-08-30T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurenews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/inside-metas-push-to-put-robots-to-work-in-data-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T17:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:59:07","slug":"inside-metas-push-to-put-robots-to-work-in-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurenews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/inside-metas-push-to-put-robots-to-work-in-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Meta\u2019s push to place robots to work in information facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/data-center-server-room-1152x648.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meta is testing robots that may plug in cables, reset servers, and deal with different duties inside its information facilities, in line with a number of present and former staff acquainted with the initiatives. The continuing effort, which has not been beforehand reported, might ultimately enable Meta to function its quickly increasing information heart footprint with fewer people, conserving labor prices in test as its spending on AI infrastructure soars.<\/p>\n<p>Meta is utilizing robots and associated {hardware} from a number of completely different distributors, together with Watney Robotics, Kinova, and ABB, in line with the identical staff, who requested to stay nameless as a result of they weren\u2019t approved to talk to the media. Kinova and ABB declined to remark. Watney didn\u2019t reply to requests for remark.<\/p>\n<p>In a single experiment, Meta is evaluating whether or not a Kinova Gen3 robotic arm may very well be used for energy biking or reducing off electrical energy to servers. The corporate can also be testing a unique robotic to swap networking cables. One Meta information heart employee estimates that if it\u2019s profitable, the bot may change as much as 80 p.c of some folks\u2019s workloads. \u201cWe thought these of us performing the bodily duties have been secure for some time, however not anymore,\u201d says the employee. \u201cIt\u2019s coming for us all, sadly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Learn full article<\/p>\n<p>Feedback<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/ai\/2026\/08\/inside-metas-push-to-put-robots-to-work-in-data-centers\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta is testing robots that may plug in cables, reset servers, and deal with different duties inside its information facilities, in line with a number of present and former staff acquainted with the initiatives. 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