Tesla Bot Optimus Gen 2 is Stunning, but it's just the beginning... | NVIDIA Eureka and Google RT-X

1. Tesla announces a new humanoid robot called Optimus Dr.

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Tesla made a big announcement about their new humanoid robot called Optimus Dr.

• The video of the robot was not sped up.
• The authenticity of the robot is still being confirmed.

2. The field of robotics has fundamentally changed.

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The field of robotics has transitioned from specialist robots with pre-scripted movements to general robots with general intelligence.

• This shift has been enabled by advancements in vision language models.
• Google's RTX robot is an example of a general robot with general intelligence.

3. AI can write reward functions better than humans.

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AI, such as GPT-4, can write reward functions for robots that outperform those written by humans.

• This capability has been demonstrated by the Eureka model.
• Eureka generates novel rewards that are better than human rewards.

4. The next 5 years will see significant advancements in robotics.

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The next 5 years will bring about fundamental breakthroughs in robotics, with robots becoming more prevalent in reality.

• The development of neural nets and AI-driven robots will drive these advancements.
• Robots will be able to perform physical tasks better than humans.

5. Tesla's Optimus Dr. may be based on similar technology used by Google and Nvidia.

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Tesla's Optimus Dr. may have been developed using similar technology to Google's RTX robot and Nvidia's Grock.

• The quick development of Optimus Dr. suggests prior work in the background.
• Tesla's approach to building robots may be changing.