duckduckgo news | Sam Altman gears up to take on Elon Musk's Tesla Optimus humanoid robot as OpenAI Robotics begins hiring; says "imagine everyone having a personal robot"

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Sam Altman announced that OpenAI is launching a robotics hiring drive aimed at developing personal‑assistant robots that could rival Elon Musk’s Tesla Optimus humanoid. He said the company envisions a future where “everyone” can have a robot to handle everyday tasks, and OpenAI is now recruiting talent to build such technology. The move signals a direct challenge to Musk’s ambitions in the humanoid‑robot space, highlighting a competitive race between the two tech leaders to bring affordable, everyday robots to market. (By Shaurya Shubham, June 1 2026)

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#SamAltman #ElonMusk #OpenAI #OpenAIRobotics #TeslaOptimus #ShauryaShubham

Tesla reaches 10 billion FSD miles — is there’s a magical milestone for autonomy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://electrek.co/2026/05/03/tesla-fsd-10-billion-miles-no-magical-milestone-autonomy/

#Tesla CEO #ElonMusk, meanwhile, believes that robots — specifically, his new AI-powered #TeslaOptimus humanoid robot — could, in fact, replace an entire profession: surgeons. finance.yahoo.com/sectors/heal...

Elon Musk calls medical school...
Elon Musk calls medical school 'pointless,' says robots will beat any surgeon in 3 years — telling students to walk away

Medical experts, however, strongly disagree with Musk's claims.

Yahoo Finance
Tesla kills Models S and X to build humanoid robots instead https://arstechni.ca/cYh2 #TeslaOptimus #teslamodels #teslamodelx #Cars
Tesla kills Models S and X to build humanoid robots instead

EVs that were once industry-leading have long since been left behind.

Ars Technica

🚀 L'anno 2027 sarà ricordato come l'anno della Tesla Optimus. Preparatevi a vivere una nuova era dell'automobilismo elettico! #TeslaOptimus #FuturoElettrico

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/tesla-vendera-robot-umanoidi-entro-fine-2027-2026-01-23

Nel 2027 potrete comprarvi un Tesla Optimus

Tesla lancerà i robot umanoidi Optimus per i consumatori entro fine 2027, con un ritardo rispetto alle previsioni iniziali che indicavano il 2025.

Tom's Hardware
Unitree drückt den Preis auf 12.000 Euro. Während Boston Dynamics den Atlas zur Arbeit schickt, demokratisiert China die Hardware mit Massenproduktion. Auch Deutschland liefert mit dem 4NE1 von Neural Robotics endlich eine Plattform-Strategie. Wird Unitree den Markt für Forschungshardware komplett zerstören? #CES2026 #TeslaOptimus #NeuralRobotics
https://www.all-ai.de/news/beitrage2026/roboter-ces-2026
Die Roboter kommen! Alle Highlights der CES 2026

Boston Dynamics, Tesla und Neura zeigen, warum Physical AI jetzt den Durchbruch schafft.

All-AI.de
🚶‍♂️ Tesla's Optimus just walked on uneven outdoor terrain without tethers. This is huge for embodied AI stability and real-world deployment of humanoid robots. #TeslaOptimus #HumanoidRobot #EmbodiedAI #Tesla #Robotics
Hyundai Motor Group unveiled its development-stage Atlas humanoid robot at CES 2026, signaling progress toward mass production, but disappointed by not disclosing a target sales price, a move seen as crucial for competing with Tesla's Optimus in the robotics market.
#YonhapInfomax #HyundaiMotorGroup #Atlas #HumanoidRobot #CES2026 #TeslaOptimus #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Hyundai Motor Group's Debut of Development-Stage Humanoid Marks Milestone—Lack of Pricing Guidance Disappoints

Hyundai Motor Group unveiled its development-stage Atlas humanoid robot at CES 2026, signaling progress toward mass production, but disappointed by not disclosing a target sales price, a move seen as crucial for competing with Tesla's Optimus in the robotics market.

Yonhap Infomax