Elon Musk says he wants Optimus to be a 'good looking robot' that people think of as a friend

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Photo of Tesla's humanoid robot called Optimus. It has white body parts and an all-black head with a blue light
The prototype for Optimus was first revealed in September 2022.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says robots are the next wave of AI — and 2 kinds will dominate

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Jensen Huang said the physical AI that powers robots is "the next wave of AI."

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Saudi Arabia's first humanoid robot knows not to talk about sex or politics, its creator says

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An image of 'Sara' the humanoid robot, created by the Saudi firm QSS AI and Robotics.
An image of 'Sara' the humanoid robot, created by Saudi firm QSS AI and Robotics.

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One barrier to making personal assistant robots a commercial success? Price.

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A small humanoid robot called Nao waves its hand.
Nao, an autonomous programmable humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics, can be a teaching assistant and costs about $13,000.

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A Chinese waitress who pretends to be a humanoid robot is dividing the internet

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Your dinner could soon be served by a robot.

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Elon Musk wants to start selling humanoid robots by 2027. A hiring spree at Tesla seems designed to make that a reality.

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Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot on display
Tesla unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot concept in 2021.

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China boldly claims it has a plan to mass produce humanoid robots that can 'reshape the world' within two years

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A close up photo of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot
Tesla unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot prototype in 2021. It remains to be seen whether China's plans could rival it.

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An advanced humanoid robot says it can simulate dreams to help it learn about the world

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Ameca, a humanoid robot, photographed looking to the side
Ameca can speak using responses generated by OpenAI's GPT-3.

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The humanoid robot CEO of a drinks company says she doesn't have weekends and is 'always on 24/7'

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Dictador's CEO Mika, wearing a blonde wig, glasses and Dictador t-shirt
Dictador appointed Mika as its experimental CEO in August 2022

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