Meta unveils Muse personal agent and lightweight VR glasses at Connect 2026

Meta used its Connect 2026 developer conference to position Muse, a newly launched personal AI agent, as the centerpiece of its long-term product vision. Mark Zuckerberg described Muse as a future "personal superintelligence" intended to help billions accomplish goals, and said the agent would be integrated into the company's VR operating system and a new hardware accessory, the Muse Charm.

Early usage metrics for Muse were highlighted by Meta: Zuckerberg said "millions" had tried the agent one day after launch, while The Information reported more than 500,000 users in its first week. Meta also disclosed plans to spend up to $145 billion on capital expenditures in 2026, framing Muse as a strategic narrative amid ongoing losses in its Reality Labs division, which has cumulatively lost more than $85 billion since 2021.

Muse is positioned as a consumer-friendly evolution of OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent that can connect to Google Workspace, bank accounts, and other services to perform tasks such as filling out forms, making reservations, and paying bills. Meta also announced plans to enable voice-based interaction with Muse and integrate it with VR products. Pricing for the Muse Charm, a strapless smartwatch-like device with a screen for interacting with the animated agent, has not been disclosed, though Bloomberg reported it would be priced like a smartwatch.

Alongside Muse, Meta unveiled Meta VR Glasses, a lightweight headset weighing 100 grams with a detachable compute puck. The glasses feature a 5K display, three-hour battery life, and demonstrated comfort during a live demo. Meta claims the display quality was comparable to higher-end devices despite having fewer pixels than the Apple Vision Pro.

The company framed its strategic shift toward AI agents and lightweight VR hardware as a correction from earlier metaverse-focused ambitions. Zuckerberg acknowledged that AI would be "much bigger and more important" than the metaverse, and that the company had recalibrated its focus accordingly.