- Published on October 14, 2024
- In Deep Tech
Can Optimus Spark A ChatGPT Moment For Robotics?
Optimus reads a person’s T-shirt that says, “Robots are coming.” It fluently replies, “We are already here.”
- By Sanjana Gupta
Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the company’s humanoid robot, Optimus, which can walk one’s dog, mow the lawn, do household chores, babysit, and even speak GenZ language while showing smooth hand gestures. He unveiled the robots at the ‘We, Robot’ event at Warner Bros. studio in California on October 10.
“Optimus robots will walk among you; please be nice to them,” he says seconds before a line of robots enters the audience.
Multiple videos on X showed the robot interacting with the audience at the event. Upon discovering someone’s birthday, it sang a song and later performed ‘Sunflower’ alongside American rapper Swae Lee. It continued to amaze the audience when a group of Optimus robots entertained the crowd by dancing and serving drinks, all while po
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Sanjana Gupta
An information designer by training, Sanjana likes to delve into deep tech and enjoys learning about quantum, space, robotics and chips that build up our world. Outside of work, she likes to spend her time with books, especially those that explore the absurd.
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