New Delhi, May 2 -- Meta Platforms has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup building artificial intelligence systems for humanoid robots, as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg accelerates a sweeping bet on AI that he acknowledges is directly contributing to mass layoffs across the company.

Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup working at the frontier of robotic AI, the company confirmed on Friday, as Zuckerberg doubles down on a vision to bring humanoid technology into the mainstream. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition was first reported by Bloomberg.

"We acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a company at the frontier of robotic intelligence designed to enable robots to und...