Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers
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Meta正在其数据中心测试机器人，用于插拔线缆、重置服务器等任务。该计划尚未公开，旨在减少人力需求，以控制AI基础设施高额投入下的运营成本。据知情员工透露，Meta使用了来自Watney Robotics、Kinova和ABB等供应商的机器人设备，包括评估Kinova机械臂执行服务器断电操作，以及测试另一款机器人更换网络线缆。有员工估计，若成功，机器人可替代
Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers, according to several current and former workers familiar with the projects. The ongoing effort, which has not been previously reported, may eventually allow Meta to operate its rapidly expanding data center footprint with fewer humans, keeping labor costs in check as its spending on AI infrastructure soars.
Meta is using robots and related hardware from several different vendors, including Watney Robotics, Kinova, and ABB, according to the same workers, who asked to remain anonymous because they weren’t authorized to speak to the media. Kinova and ABB declined to comment. Watney didn’t respond to requests for comment.
In one experiment, Meta is evaluating whether a Kinova Gen3 robotic arm could be used for power cycling or cutting off electricity to servers. The company is also testing a different robot to swap networking cables. One Meta data center worker estimates that if it’s successful, the bot could replace up to 80 percent of some people’s workloads. “We thought those of us performing the physical tasks were safe for a while, but not anymore,” says the worker. “It’s coming for us all, unfortunately.”
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