Humanoid robots have long been a punchline, from clumsy factory demos to viral clips of machines tripping over cables.
Optimus's origins trace back to Tesla's AI Day in August 2021, where Musk unveiled the concept as a general-purpose humanoid ...
I keep hearing the same question whenever the Tesla Bot shows up in my feed: is Elon Musk really trying to build a friendly household helper, or is something much bigger going on behind the scenes?