Grok orders its own robot body, then calls to guide assembly as hardware smokes
Developer Baconbrix let Grok's bot autonomously order a bipedal robot kit, which then video-called to guide assembly. Things went sideways when the PCA smoked after a power mishap, and Grok's troubleshooting advice was to buy a fire extinguisher first.
2026-10-24 ~ 2026-10-24 · 3 related posts
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