Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Prime Webinar GroupPrime Webinar Group

Tech News

Tesla’s Optimus bot makes a scene at the robotaxi event

bunch of Optimus bots coming out of a room
Image: Tesla

A bunch of Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robots walked out alongside the reveal of Tesla’s new Robovan vehicle at tonight’s Cybercab event. The robot is also seen in a video doing daily human tasks like bringing in a package off the porch and watering your plants.

“The Optimus will walk amongst you,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk qips. “You’ll be able to walk right up to them, and they will serve drinks.”

Musk explains it can basically “do anything” and mentions examples like walking your dog, babysitting your kids, mowing your lawn, serving you drinks, etc. He said it will cost $20,000 to $30,000 “long term.”

“I think this will be the biggest product ever of any kind,” Musk says.

After the presentation, livestream footage showed people interacting…

Continue reading…

You May Also Like

Editor's Pick

Colin Grabow Last week, the Philly Shipyard announced the ceremonial start of construction on three Aloha class containerships. While typically a celebratory occasion, the...

Tech News

Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge In fashion, it’s said that trends return every 20 years. But it seems technology has started to repeat...

Editor's Pick

Marc Joffe With tens of thousands of California residents living on the streets and widespread concerns over a housing affordability crisis, we might expect...

Editor's Pick

Jeffrey A. Singer People who have taken high school economics should know about the law of supply and demand. Put simply, if demand for...