Tesla AI Day

On Friday last week Tesla had their AI day which excited geeks all around the world, myself included. Most of the hype was focused on the Optimus robot which was just an idea six months ago and is now an actual humanoid machine that walked onto the stage. If you are into this kind of thing, Tesla Daily has done an edited video of the three-hour event, which compresses all the highlights into 23 minutes.

The clip answered my most pressing question - why would Tesla make robots? It turns out there are many similarities to making cars. The materials are the same, the robot runs off a battery and it uses the same guidance system as a self-driving car. I suspect the robots will first be used in Tesla factories before they go mainstream.

The clip also provides an update on Tesla's self-driving systems, which are making good progress. You can be sure that this company is not standing still, not for a second.