Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers

The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.

Meta Tests Robots That Can Swap Cables And Reset Servers At Its Data Centers

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Meta is reportedly testing robots inside its data centres that can swap networking cables and restart servers—and one worker estimates a successful cable-swapping robot could automate up to 80 percent of some technicians’ workloads.

The reported robots range from button pressers to supervised cabling pilots. The 80 percent figure is one worker's conditional estimate, not a measured result or Meta staffing target.

Meta Is Testing Robots to Take Over Cabling and Server Jobs at Its Data Centers

Meta is testing robots from Watney Robotics, Kinova, and ABB inside its AI data centers in Altoona, Iowa and New Albany, Ohio, aiming to automate cable swapping, server power-cycling, and component reseating. One Meta employee told WIRED a working cable-swapping robot could eventually replace up to 80% of certain technician jobs, though the machines still need supervision and struggle with battery life and dense cabling.