Meta is expanding robotics across data-center construction and operations, combining 10 autonomous 72-ton Built Robotics pile drivers deployed in July 2026 at a solar site linked to its Hyperion AI campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, with tests of robots for cable replacement, server restarts and equipment inspections. The pile drivers can drive nearly 1,000 steel beams daily and reduce manual labor needs by roughly three to four times, while one employee estimated a successful cable-replacement robot could perform up to 80% of some roles, although it is not yet as fast as a person. Hyperion is targeting up to 5 GW of compute capacity, up from 2 GW announced in 2024, at an estimated cost exceeding $50B. Meta says a severe U.S. skilled-worker shortage means it needs more workers rather than fewer, but employees fear automation could reduce demand for experienced technicians and shift remaining work to lower-paid roles. The tested robots still require human supervision and face obstacles, battery-life, visual-inspection and dense-cable-handling limitations.