Tesla's humanoid robot has come a long way - it was first revealed just as a human in a suit, and now, Optimus can poach an egg like a real chef. The company shared a clip of its overhauled Generation 2 Optimus robot in a new video, showing the nearly six-foot-tall machine delicately picking up before switching hands and placing it down without breaking the outer shell. The demonstration video also showed Optimus flexing its fingers, doing squats, and walking across the room - activities necessary for when it replaces humans in the workplace. Elon Musk unveiled its robotics ambitions in 2021, teasing the humanoid robot using a person in a spandex suit. A prototype was not revealed until a year later - but the machine was clunky and failed to impress investors.

As the autonomous vehicles landscape is rapidly evolving on a daily basis worldwide, it is evident that more and more major Automotive giants are entering the market. The transport revolution has not left these major players "unmoved" investing significantly into new technologies; collaborating with government and policy makers; and with brands working closer together than ever before across different sectors. With this in mind, it was interesting to see that the automotive market the past 2 weeks has been focused on a major investment by one of the industry's biggest players. KIA and Hyundai announced on the 16th of January that they will be investing 100 million euros in Arrival. The big investment signals the beginning of a strategic partnership between the 2 automotive makers and the start-up with a common goal to jointly accelerate the adoption of commercial electric vehicles globally.