Shopify CEO On Tesla’s Dancing Robot: 'We’ve Reached A New Tech Era'

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Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 13:34 IST

Tesla precocious shared a dancing video of its Optimus humanoid robot, leaving the net divided connected its skills and abilities.

The Shopify CEO reshared Optimus' video connected the Internet.

Elon Musk has been creating a disturbance connected societal media with a clip of his Tesla Optimus humanoid robot and its neat creation moves. While the net has been discussing the robot’s aboriginal imaginable and the company’s advancement connected the technology, it has besides caught the attraction of Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke. Resharing the video connected his authoritative X handle, Lutke wrote, “We are present connected this timeline’s tech tree."

The video, which near galore wondering whether it was archetypal oregon AI-created, featured the humanoid robot dancing to a philharmonic tune and showing immoderate neat moves.

Social media users besides couldn’t assistance but stock akin sentiments successful the remark section. One wrote, “Optimus already dances amended than astir humans, wow," portion different added, “Mind blown, I can’t judge this is real. Tobi, last-mile transportation with Optimus and Robotaxi (e.g., Robovan) for Shopify customers. Talk to Elon astir making usage of specified a work if Tesla offers it successful the future!"

“This is incredible," a remark read.

It is worthy mentioning that Tesla announced its humanoid Optimus robot successful 2021 during its yearly AI Day. During the event, a quality dressed arsenic a humanoid robot came retired and danced for the crowd. Fast-forward to now, a existent robot yet has thing to amusement off. A preview of Optimus was witnessed during AI Day successful 2022, erstwhile the institution shared a glimpse of a semi-functional prototype, which was susceptible of walking connected signifier and doing limb movements.

Last year, a fig of Tesla robots took portion successful the company’s “We, Robot" event, wherever they served drinks, interacted with the guests, and adjacent danced successful sync with their arms and torsos. Over the years, Tesla has made large advancement connected the project, with the latest creation video hinting astatine the adjacent signifier of the humanoids.

As per Tesla’s Q1 2025 statement, the institution plans to nutrient much than 1,000 units of Optimus robots for interior usage successful 2025 and outer income by 2026, arsenic per The Mirror.

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