Doh! Tesla Robot Boss Bails! Is This the End of Robot Butlers?

Aww Nuts! Another One Bites the Dust!

Okay folks Homer Simpson here your friendly neighborhood nuclear safety inspector (mostly safe anyway). I just heard that the big cheese of Tesla's robot division some fancy pants name Milan Kovac is packing his bags. Apparently he's saying 'so long farewell auf wiedersehen goodbye' to Elon Musk and his robot dreams. He even tweeted about it! I didn't even know tweeters were still a thing. Last time I tried it I just got yelled at for tweeting pictures of my donuts.

D'oh! No More Robot Babysitters?

So Tesla's been working on this robot thingy called Optimus. Supposedly it's gonna do everything from assembling cars to…wait for it…babysitting! Now I was kinda looking forward to that. Imagine a robot that changes Maggie's diaper so I don't have to! Mmm robot changed diapers… Sounds like less work for me! But now with this Kovac fella leaving I'm starting to think 'Is this the end of robot butlers?' I hope not!

Twenty Five Trillion? That's a Lot of Donuts!

Musk guy said these robots are gonna make Tesla worth $25 trillion. Trillion! That's enough to buy like all the donuts in the world! Maybe even enough for a lifetime supply for me Homer Simpson! But even I know promising robots that can open doors and throw balls is a long shot from a twenty five trillion dollar company. It all sounds like a crazy scheme like the monorail! Monorail! Monorail!

Mmm Primitive Tasks

Turns out these robots are still learning how to pick up stuff and open doors. My brain can do that in its sleep after a Duff Beer! They are calling it 'primitive tasks' probably because they're being run by primates. Har har! It is still cool but a little scary too. What if my Roomba gains sentience and starts demanding donuts?

He Said She Said Robot Said Nothing

So this Kovac guy used to be in charge of the cars that drive themselves and now he's bailing on the robot gig too? Sounds fishy to me. Maybe he saw the writing on the wall. Like when Lenny said "The writing is on the wall." Then Carl said "What wall? Where does it say that?". Nobody knows what's going on anymore! Did Tesla even try to ask the robot what it thought? Probably not. Robots have feelings too!

Doh! The Future is Uncertain

So where does this leave us? Are we gonna get robot butlers or are we stuck changing diapers ourselves? Will Tesla be worth twenty five trillion donuts or will it all go up in smoke like Mr. Burns' money? Only time will tell. In the meantime I'm gonna go eat a donut and ponder the mysteries of the universe. Mmm donuts…D'oh!