10 million Optimus robots a year would equal a tireless nation of workers, say AI commentators
rand_longevity · x · 2026-10-04
IterIntellectus argues people don't grasp what 10 million Optimus units per year would mean: a nation-sized robotic workforce working 24/7, improving over time, building and repairing each other, with no holidays, sick leave, or raises—"a new industrial revolution the scale of which we can't comprehend." randlongevity amplified it: everyone will have their own humanoid, and he wants one ASAP.
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