{"id":"1794010300644-tech-segment","slug":"iphone-camera-maker-enters-humanoid-robots","title":"iPhone camera maker enters humanoid robots","summary":"Meta built a humanoid robot prototype called Max with Shanghai-based Fourier and is working on a second version, Max 2. Meta says the robots are for internal research and are not for sale.\n\nLG Innotek is a major Apple camera-module supplier and has been named exclusive camera module supplier for FigureAI's Figure03; it is also co-developing vision sensing modules for Boston Dynamics' Atlas.","publishedAt":"2026-11-07T00:11:40.644Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Tech Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Meta built a humanoid robot prototype called Max with Shanghai-based Fourier and is working on a second version, Max 2. Meta says the robots are for internal research and are not for sale.\nSource: [thenextweb.com](https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-humanoid-robot-fourier-max) NAMES: Fourier = Chinese robotics company. (https://x.com/darkmodein2099/status/2117626088343978067)\n\nTRUE: LG Innotek is a major Apple camera-module supplier and has been named exclusive camera module supplier for FigureAI's Figure03; it is also co-developing vision sensing modules for Boston Dynamics' Atlas.\nSource: [biz.chosun.com](https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-it/2025/10/16/KNDEL2NRXFE5RBEDD3EWQBMTRM/) NAMES: $011070 = LG Innotek's Korea Exchange stock code; FigureAI = U.S (https://x.com/Humanoid_Invest/status/2117732817039737191)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Meta built a humanoid robot prototype called Max with Shanghai-based Fourier and is working on a second version, Max 2. Meta says the robots are for internal research and are not for sale.","sourceName":"[thenextweb.com](https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-humanoid-robot-fourier-max) NAMES: Fourier = Chinese robotics company.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/darkmodein2099/status/2117626088343978067","claim":"Meta has built a humanoid robot prototype with Chinese robotics company Fourier and is already working on a second version, according to The Information. We've got Boston Dynamics working on humanoid robots. Figure AI is working on humanoid robots. Tesla is working on humanoid","author":"Darkmode (@darkmodein2099)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"LG Innotek is a major Apple camera-module supplier and has been named exclusive camera module supplier for FigureAI's Figure03; it is also co-developing vision sensing modules for Boston Dynamics' Atlas.","sourceName":"[biz.chosun.com](https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-it/2025/10/16/KNDEL2NRXFE5RBEDD3EWQBMTRM/) NAMES: $011070 = LG Innotek's Korea Exchange stock code; FigureAI = U.S","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Humanoid_Invest/status/2117732817039737191","claim":"$011070 LG Innotek LG Innotek makes the camera modules in your iPhone. It’s one of the world’s best at packing high-end optics into tiny, high-volume parts. A humanoid needs the same thing: many cameras and 3D sensors, plus the ability to build them at scale. The customer list ht","author":"Greg (@Humanoid_Invest)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/darkmodein2099/status/2117626088343978067","name":"[thenextweb.com](https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-humanoid-robot-fourier-max) NAMES: Fourier = Chinese robotics company.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Darkmode (@darkmodein2099)"},{"url":"https://x.com/Humanoid_Invest/status/2117732817039737191","name":"[biz.chosun.com](https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-it/2025/10/16/KNDEL2NRXFE5RBEDD3EWQBMTRM/) NAMES: $011070 = LG Innotek's Korea Exchange stock code; FigureAI = U.S","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Greg (@Humanoid_Invest)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794010300644-tech-segment-iphone-camera-maker-enters-humanoid-robots","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794010300644-tech-segment-iphone-camera-maker-enters-humanoid-robots","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794010300644-tech-segment-iphone-camera-maker-enters-humanoid-robots and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Matilda","text":"Greg on X posted that the company behind your iPhone camera is now building eyes for humanoid robots."},{"host":"Chris","text":"LG Innotek. They're one of the best at packing high-end optics into tiny, high-volume parts."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Korean business reporting says they're the exclusive camera module supplier for Figure's Figure 03."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And Greg's post also says they're co-developing vision modules for Boston Dynamics' Atlas."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Two major robot programs. Not vapor."},{"host":"Chris","text":"If humanoids need dozens of cameras and depth sensors, this is the factory that can scale."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Robot eyes are brutally hard. Micro optics, heat tolerance, warranty rates."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Phone cameras get replaced once. A robot camera has to survive a warehouse in August."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And a dropped box. So whoever wins the robot body race, sensors stay essential."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I'd still want to see how much of LG Innotek's revenue is robots versus phones. The post doesn't break it out."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Fair. It's probably tiny today. But two major programs is a real position."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I'll take quiet bottleneck over the next robot demo."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Speaking of the robot race, an X account called Words Have Meaning posted about Agility Robotics."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Agility. The Oregon outfit that makes Digit, the two-legged warehouse robot."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The claim: first U.S. pure-play humanoid company on a public exchange."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"The post says trading began on Nasdaq today under ticker A G L T, after a business combination closed."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The account cites a November 5 Agility press release. That's not random."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I couldn't find the release where they said it is. No official confirmation yet."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Fine, unconfirmed. But if true, it's the first pure-play humanoid name regular people can buy."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Being first isn't a business. What does Agility actually sell, and at what volume?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"They sell Digit deployments. Amazon tested them years ago. They've built a factory in Salem."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"A factory and pilot projects don't support a public company. This isn't a software listing."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Why do you want it to be boring before it can list? The market can price risk."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Because I watched the EV and lidar wave. Companies went public on promises and burned retail investors."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Agility isn't a garage SPAC. It's been around since 2015. Real customers."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"How many robots in customer hands? Dozens? A hundred? The post doesn't say. That's the number that matters."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's exactly my point! If they list, we'll see the filings. A public listing forces transparency."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Then let's wait for the filing instead of treating a ticker as a product launch."},{"host":"Chris","text":"You can't have it both ways. You want them to be boring, but you also want them private forever."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I want one confirmed fact. The Nasdaq part is still unverified."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Okay, I'll say it your way: if Agility really is trading, it's the adult version of the humanoid story."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And the adult version comes with earnings calls, lawsuits, and a stock chart."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Don't forget stock-based compensation."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"That's where the real innovation is."},{"host":"Chris","text":"So we're not far apart: both of us want the same filing, just one of us less excited about the ticker."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Exactly. I'm not against a listing. I'm against treating an unconfirmed one as fact."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Fine. We'll watch for the exchange notice."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And on the hands, Robotics Biz on X posted a clip of Musk explaining why robot hands are so hard."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I couldn't trace the exact interview, but the point is right: precision and force in one motion, sensors that survive wear, replaceable skin."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's why every demo shows legs walking. Hands are where useful work actually happens."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Which loops back to cameras. A hand needs to see what it's touching."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Right. Sensors in the fingers, cameras in the palm."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"So maybe the first pure play should have been a sensor company."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Don't start."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And that's the part nobody puts in the demo reel."}]}