Jason Calacanis, tech investor and podcaster, said Tesla Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) humanoid robot Optimus could overshadow the company's automotive legacy after a visit to its robotics facility.



<h2>Visit To Tesla Optimus Lab</h2>



On Thursday's episode of the All-In Podcast, Calacanis said he visited Tesla's Optimus lab with CEO Elon Musk two Sundays earlier at 10 a.m., where he saw Optimus 3 and watched teams of engineers at work. He made the remarks while speaking with Bob Sternfels, global managing partner of McKinsey &amp; Company and Hemant Taneja, CEO of General Catalyst.



“Nobody will remember that Tesla ever made a car. They will only remember the Optimus,” Calacanis said, adding that Musk “is going to make a billion of those.”



Musk claimed Optimus could end poverty at a Tesla shareholder meeting. 



Additionally, Musk established a price goal of $20,000 to $30,000 per unit once mass production starts.



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Calacanis stated large language models will enable Optimus robots to “understand the world and then do things in the world that we don’t want to do.” 



The angel investor in Uber (NYSE:UBER) said it will be “the most transformative technology product ever made in the history of humanity” and projected a one-to-one ratio of humans to Optimus robots.



Musk’s ambitious Optimus project faces competition from Chinese Unitree robots, which wowed audiences in late December with flips and intricate dance routines at a major concert.



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Tech investor Jason Calacanis believes Tesla's Optimus robot could eclipse the company's automotive legacy, calling it "the most transformative technology product ever made." After visiting Tesla's Optimus lab with Elon Musk, he stated that future generations will remember Optimus over Tesla's cars. Musk aims for a production cost of $20,000 to $30,000 per unit, and Calacanis envisions a one-to-one ratio of humans to Optimus robots, which could revolutionize tasks and potentially end poverty. However, the project faces competition from Chinese Unitree robots.

- Tech investor Jason Calacanis visited Tesla's Optimus lab and suggested that the humanoid robot could eclipse Tesla's reputation for cars.  
- He claimed that once mass production begins, Optimus could be priced between $20,000 to $30,000 and could significantly impact society by potentially ending poverty.  
- Calacanis emphasized the transformative power of large language models in Optimus, forecasting a future with a one-to-one ratio of humans to robots, while noting competition from other robotic innovations.

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'Nobody Will Remember Tesla Ever Made A Car:' Tech Investor Says Optimus Could Become Elon Musk's Biggest Legacy