'My Robots': Sci-fi director looks at Elon Musk's Cybercab and Optimus and detects a copy cat


The Space X founder said his Optimus robots, which flashed peace signs and served drinks to attendees, would make goods and services less expensive and more accessible, The Times reported. — Reuters

Tesla's Robovan may operate autonomously, but according to one sci-fi director, Elon Musk doesn't.

Musk recently presented Tesla's latest prototypes for its autonomous electric bus, the self-driving Cybercab and robotic humanoid Optimus, aka Tesla bot. But the automotive executive's purported state-of-the-art designs bear a striking resemblance to those from a sci-fi film released two decades ago.

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