‘I, Robot’ Director Slams Elon Musk For Seemingly Stealing Designs For Robots & Vehicles From Film

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‘I, Robot’ Director Slams Elon Musk For Seemingly Stealing Designs For Robots & Vehicles From Film

Elon Musk is being called out over his lack of originality.

As reported, Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk recently unveiled some new creations at the “We, Robot” Tesla event held at Warner Bros. Studios. The Optimus robot is a humanoid companion that will help people with their home-related tasks. If interested, you’ll reportedly be able to bring one home at the end of this year for a price tag ranging between $20,000-$30,000. Elon Musk also showcased the Cybercab robotaxi and a prototype of Tesla’s Robovan.

 

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Videos from the tech event quickly circulated around the internet, and many couldn’t help but notice that the upcoming products from Tesla look a lot like the robots and vehicles featured in the 2004 film “I, Robot.”

The movie’s director, Alex Proyas, was among those who questioned the inspiration behind Elon’s designs. Posting on x a side-by-side of the robots and vehicles from the film next to the robots and vehicles Elon recently debuted, Alex Proyas wrote,

“Hey Elon, Can I have my designs back please?”

Elon has yet to respond to Proyas.

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