26-08-2026 22:30 via macdailynews.com

Venture capitalist says Tesla’s Optimus robot will eclipse Apple’s iPhone, predicts 1 billion robots by 2036

Tesla’s Optimus robot
Venture capitalist Jason Calacanis predicts Tesla will turn its Optimus humanoid robot into a product bigger than Apple’s iPhone, forecasting 1 billion Optimus robots worldwide by 2036.
Speaking on the This Week in Startups podcast after watching the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Calacanis said he had recently seen an Optimus demonstration that has not been publicly shown.
“Optimus is going to be the greatest product ever made by humanity,”
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