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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.

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    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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