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    Is Tesla’s New Humanoid Robot “Optimus” an AI Gamechanger?

    One question for Animesh Garg, a computer scientist at the University of Toronto. The post Is Tesla’s New Humanoid Robot “Optimus” an AI Gamechanger? appeared first on Nautilus.
    by Brian Gallagher Oct 03, 2022 2 minutes

    One question for Animesh Garg, a computer scientist at the University of Toronto, director of the People, AI, and Robotics group, and a senior research scientist at Nvidia whose research vision is to enable robots to seamlessly interact and collaborate with humans in novel environments.

    Photo courtesy of Animesh Garg

    Is Tesla’s new humanoid robot “Optimus” an AI gamechanger?

    verall, the current design of the robot, which Tesla on September 29, is a very good first step. Interest in building such systems is welcome because Tesla and Elon Musk’s involvement brings attention, talent, and resources to the problem, setting in motion a flywheel of progress.

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