Sat 01 October 2022:
Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, announced on Friday that the much-anticipated humanoid robot ‘Optimus’ will cost around $20,000, but he cautioned that it is still far from fully functional.
Musk stated at Tesla’s “AI Day” event, which was held at the Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, California, that Optimus still requires a lot of work to be refined and proven.
Existing humanoid robots, according to Musk, “missing a brain” and the ability to solve problems on their own. In contrast, he stated that Tesla will aim to produce millions of Optimus, a “extremely capable robot.” He estimated that it would only cost around $20,000.
In February, Tesla claimed to have created a robot prototype. On Friday, that first prototype emerged to greet the gathering, and Tesla played a video of it performing easy jobs like watering plants, moving boxes, and lifting metal bars at a production station at the company’s California facility.
Musk and Tesla officials agreed that there was still a lot of work to be done in order to build a low-cost, mass-produced robot that could take the place of people in the workplace.
Other automakers have created humanoid robot prototypes that are capable of complex tasks like shooting a basketball, including Toyota Motor and Honda Motor. Production robots from ABB and other manufacturers are a staple of the car industry.
However, Tesla is the only company driving the market for a mass-market robot that may be utilised in manufacturing.
A next-generation Tesla bot was dragged onto the stage by staff members. It will use Tesla components such as a chip system, actuators for its limbs, and a 2.3 kWh battery pack carried in its torso. The robot is designed to weigh 73 kg.
According to Musk, the event’s purpose was to hire employees, and the engineers on stage catered to a technical audience. They described how Tesla created robot hands and used crash-simulation technologies to test the robot’s ability to fall on its face without breaking.
Musk, who has previously discussed the dangers of artificial intelligence, claims that widespread use of robots will “transform civilization” and usher in “a future of abundance, a future of no poverty.” However, he added that he believed it was critical that Tesla shareholders participate in reviewing the company’s efforts.
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