Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Strange News: Robots, the Louvre Heist is Hilarious, Your Grocery Store Conspires Against You, and Way More
Nov 11, 2025
The escalating competition in the robot industry heats up with updates on Tesla's Optimus project and concerns about control. A humorous take on the Louvre jewelry heist reveals major security flaws. Grocery stores are exposed for manipulating prices using surveillance and facial recognition, raising privacy concerns. Meanwhile, Ukraine's unique gamified drone platform incentivizes strikes through leaderboards. These intriguing stories highlight the quirky and sometimes unsettling aspects of modern technology and society.
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Domestic Tasks Expose Robot Limits
- Robotic dexterity on controlled assembly lines contrasts sharply with household tasks that require mapping, sensing, and fine adaptation.
- Hosts emphasize evolution-built human proprioception as the hard problem robots must replicate.
Hype Vs. Practical Consumer Demand
- Elon Musk framed Optimus as a mass-market robot with claims of thousands shipped rapidly, pushing investor hype.
- Hosts note a disconnect between grand market projections and unclear consumer demand or affordability.
Optimus Demo Looked Underwhelming
- The hosts watched a demo clip of Tesla's Optimus being asked to find a Coke and described its slow, awkward gait and laggy responses.
- They compared the demo unfavorably to prior Boston Dynamics videos that showed greater fluidity and agility.
