Tesla Optimus engineer builds GROXIE, a countertop robot assistant powered by Grok
Scobleizer · x · 2026-11-09
An engineer on Tesla's Optimus team shared GROXIE, a compact countertop/desktop physical AI assistant he is leading as a side project. Inspired by his wife, it has been tested at home for cooking help (suggesting meals from available ingredients, walking through recipes), calendar management, email drafting, calls, and day-long updates. The key idea: using Grok as the conversational intelligence, paired with expressive robotic movements and voice.
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