1 October 2022
photo released, Tesla
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Android Optimus
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed a prototype of his humanoid robot Optimus, predicting that the electric car maker will be able to produce millions and bring it to market within years.
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Optimus appeared on stage at an event in Silicon Valley, where he greeted the audience and lifted his knees.
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Musk expected the robot to sell for less than $ 20,000 each, less than a third of the price of an older model called the Y.
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Musk said during Tesla’s AI Day activities on Friday that work is underway to develop the robot, predicting the company will be ready to receive purchase orders within three to five years, and described an attempt. to develop the product for a decade or more. , in a vision he presented that is the most detailed to date. Now on a business he said could generate more revenue than Tesla for electric cars.
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The company’s engineers say Tesla robots that will be sold in mass markets will be tested by performing work in car factories.
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The company showed attendees a video of Optimus performing simple tasks, such as irrigating facilities, transporting boxes, and lifting metal rods to a manufacturing station at the company’s California facility.
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Tesla’s move to design and build robots for the mass market will set the company apart from other manufacturers who have tested human-like robots.
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The highly anticipated unveiling of robotic prototypes at Tesla’s office in Palo Alto, California was also part of what Musk described as an effort to make Tesla a leader in areas like artificial intelligence, rather than just a company. which produces “cool cars”, as he put it.
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But the robot can’t walk yet, so it had to be rolled onto the platform, and Musk said he’d be able to walk in a few weeks.
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“There is still a lot of work to be done to improve and test Optimus,” he said, adding later, “I think Optimus is going to be amazing in five or 10 years, mind blowing.”
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“It really is a fundamental transformation of civilization as we know it,” he continued.
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Tesla’s CEO said that currently existing robots “lack brains” and the ability to solve problems on their own, on the contrary, Optimus will be a “very capable robot” in this respect and Tesla aspires to produce millions.
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Other automakers, including Toyota Motor and Honda Motor, have developed prototypes of humanoid robots that can do complex things like shoot a basketball, and manufacturing robots from Switzerland’s ABB and others are a mainstay in automotive manufacturing.
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But only Tesla is driving the opportunity to a mass-market robot that can also be used in factory work.
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The next generation of Tesla’s robot will use components designed by the same company, including a 2.3 kWh battery pack installed in its torso and a system of chips and actuators to operate its limbs. The robot was designed to weigh 73 kilograms.
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photo released, Getty Images
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Tesla is moving towards a mass-market robot that can also be used in factory jobs
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Musk said the widespread use of robots has the potential to create “a future of abundance, a future without poverty”. But he said he believed it was important for Tesla’s shareholders to have a role in analyzing the company’s efforts.
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“If I go crazy, you can fire me,” he said. “This is important”.
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‘destroy humanity’
Investors and financial analysts have expressed skepticism about Tesla’s approach to robotics and advised it to focus instead on projects closer to its core business in electric cars.
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But Musk said he wants to solve one of AI’s toughest problems: how to make a machine that can replace a human.
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The businessman, who once warned that AI posed a threat to humanity, said Tesla wanted to make sure it was safe to move to a society where robots do the work and people get the benefits. fruits.
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“We always want to be vigilant and make sure we don’t go the Terminator path,” he warned, referring to a science fiction film in which robots try to wipe out humanity. He added that Tesla is taking protective measures in the robot, including a stop button that cannot be tampered with.
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Tesla’s AI Day aims to market and showcase the latest products.
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