Broadly, it seems like people from all walks of life are trying to distance themselves from Elon Musk. He’s already getting on Donald Trump’s nerves, users are abandoning X in favor of Bluesky, and just anecdotally, I’ve never seen a Cybertruck in the wild without also seeing someone laugh at it. Luckily for Musk, Kim Kardashian is a maverick. Why wouldn’t she post about hanging out with a Tesla robot right now?
meet my new friend 🦾🤖 @Tesla pic.twitter.com/C34OvPA2dY
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) November 18, 2024
The way she says, “Oh, you are Hawaiian” when the robot does hula arms will be stuck in my head for the next month.
In a longer version of the video she posted to her Instagram Story (where just yesterday she devoted several stories to a recipe she found on X … interesting) Kardashian made heart hands with the robot, taught it to blow a kiss, and played rock, paper, scissors. She does not seem to be filled with fear, which is how I imagine most people would feel when confronted with a real-life version of the villain from every movie about the future.
Musk unveiled the humanoid robot, called Optimus, last month at a Tesla event. He told the crowd that Optimus would be able to “be a teacher, babysit your kids, walk your dog, mow your lawn, get the groceries, just be your friend … Whatever you can think of, it will do.” Kardashian’s model doesn’t seem like it’s ready to take care of children or comprehend a grocery list, but let’s give it some time. I’m sure with a few software updates it will be capable of all that and teaming up with its robot brothers to take over Calabasas.
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