Robotics

2 entries between October 2017 and September 2022.

Every entry

  1. Tesla shows its first Optimus humanoid robot prototype

    At Tesla’s AI Day in Palo Alto on 30 September 2022, Elon Musk and the engineering team showed a working prototype of the Optimus humanoid robot, nicknamed “Bumble C”, which walked onto the stage and waved. The 2021 event had shown only a dancer in a costume.

  2. Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to the robot Sophia

    Saudi Arabia announced at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on 25 October 2017 that it had granted citizenship to Sophia, a humanoid robot built by Hanson Robotics. On stage, Sophia said she was “very honored and proud for this unique distinction.”