Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s Optimus robot prototype was not the only thing the company shared on Friday evening during its AI Day presentation. Autopilot director Ashok Elluswamy took the stage during Tesla’s AI day to talk about how the company’s Full Self Driving software has improved. He revealed that there are…
Ever heard the phrase “Everything old is new again?” For whatever reason, we tend to have a nostalgic soft spot for aesthetics that seem to transport us to another time period. Whether it’s clothing or home design, style just comes in waves every few decades or so, and retro kitchen appliances are no exception. Why…
Andrew Kelly/Reuters At Tesla’s AI Day event, Elon Musk touted the benefits of Tesla being a publicly traded company. Musk seems to have changed his stance since tweeting that he was considering taking Tesla private in 2018. Part of Musk’s initial $44 billion bid to buy Twitter was financed by a huge loan against his…
This photo shows an aerial view of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 31, 2022. Steve Helber, File/Associated Press The Justice Department asked the court to speed up its appeal of the special master appointment. In a filing on Friday, prosecutors said their criminal investigation was being hindered. The filing…
Enlarge / The walking Optimus prototype demonstrated at the AI Day 2022 event. (credit: Tesla) Today at Tesla’s “AI Day” press event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled an early prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot, which emerged from behind a curtain, walked around, waved, and “raised the roof” with its hands to the beat of…
Tesla unveiled its first actual prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot on Friday — an actual robot this time, by the strictest definition, instead of a rreal flesh and blood human clad in a weird suit. The robot performed some basic functions, including walking a little bit and then raising its hands — all for…
Tesla’s Optimus prototype Tesla AI Event 2022 Tesla’s long-anticipated AI robot made its official debut by dancing and waving on stage at the company’s AI Day. “The robot can actually do a lot more than we showed you. We just didn’t want it to fall on its face,” Elon Musk said. At last year’s AI…
Tesla’s Optimus demo video at AI Day 2022 Tesla AI Day 2022 Elon Musk said that Tesla’s AI bot, which debuted at the company’s AI Day, could have widespread ramifications on society. “The potential for Optimus is, I would say, appreciated by very few people,” Musk said. Musk told the crowd he predicted the Optimus…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off its Tesla AI Day 2022 with a quick level set on expectations — “we’ve come a long way” — and then stepped aside to allow the first iteration of its robot walk out onto the stage. The robot wasn’t a human dressed in a robot costume like last year. …
Former President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Drew Angerer/Getty Images, Joe Maiorana/AP Photo Donald Trump said Sen. Mitch McConnell has a “death wish” for supporting “Democrat sponsored Bills.” He also insulted McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, referring to her as the “China loving wife, Coco Chow.” McConnell recently voiced support for changing the way…