Ashish Kumar, former AI lead for Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus, has founded Intelligent Machines, a startup focused on building task-specific industrial robots rather than humanoid ones. The company uses reinforcement learning to train robots for specialized manufacturing and aerospace tasks typically done by skilled humans. This approach contrasts Tesla's general-purpose humanoid strategy, which faces challenges in AI generalization and task learning. Intelligent Machines is raising a seed round potentially up to $100 million and has recruited former Tesla Optimus team members. The development highlights a key industry debate between versatile humanoid robots and specialized machines optimized for specific tasks.
Tesla's former Optimus AI lead and his new startup Intelligent Machines are the story's subject, presented here with Pluang's cryptocurrency market context. As of Oct 09, 2026 02:31 WIB, breadth among 50 major cryptocurrencies shows 6 rising and 43 falling. Notable movers include BAL (Balancer) up 11.14% at Rp16.297, MANA (Decentraland) down 12.97% at Rp1.631, and AVAX (Avalanche) down 10.85% at Rp180.172, with typical hold times ranging from 85 to 156 days on Pluang.
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