The robot revolution might not begin with a rogue defense system declaring war on humanity, as Terminator predicted. Instead, it might take place when a bunch of robots finally decide that they're tired of picking up our stinky socks. OpenAI, an open source artificial-intelligence non-profit with 1 billion in funding from Elon Musk and Amazon among others, has announced details of its biggest project to date. The group intends to lay the groundwork for the creation of a robot that will "perform basic housework" in households around the world. In other words, the group intends to create software that will enable the proliferation of robot housemaids. DON'T MISS: Next year's iPhone may feature a futuristic design that makes Jony Ive's dream a reality "We're working to enable a physical robot (off-the-shelf; not manufactured by OpenAI) to perform basic housework," Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, and Greg Brockton wrote in a post on the OpenAI blog.

Those are some of the well-known goals and accomplishments of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Now, add Rosie to the mix. You do remember Rosie the robot maid from "The Jetsons," right? OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company backed by Musk, has announced that one of its goals is to "enable" a household robot. The robot would be off the shelf and not built by OpenAI, but the goal is to help it perform basic housework, enabled by the technology the company is working on.

Subtly flashing your rolex, slipping in a mention of your private jet, surfacing in the Panama Papers leak... these are all methods to flaunt your wealth. But why approach with subtlety when you can roll up to a store with an entourage of robots? That's exactly what Wang Shi Chung, a Chinese man reportedly part of "China's nouveau riche circle" did last Thursday, Mashable reported. The human honcho was photographed in Guangzhou, China, flanked by eight robots, each dressed as a maid and holding a tray. The maid robots accompanied the man to a jewelry store and stood behind him holding water, a towel and a coat while he browsed "gold products", Ejinsight reported.