Elon Musk claimed that Tesla is developing Optimus, an AI humanoid robot.
Elon Musk, CEO of electric car maker Tesla, has announced plans for a humanoid robot. The robot, dubbed Optimus, will stand 173 centimeters tall and weigh 57 kilos, and have a screen display on its face. It will carry up to 20 kilos of goods and will be able to walk at a speed of 8 kilometers per hour. Elon Musk believes that the robot will be available next year.
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Tesla will expand its self-driving vehicle business to include humanoid robots that will “eliminate risky, repetitive, and monotonous activities” and respond to voice instructions from their owners. The robot, dubbed Optimus by business employees, will stand 173 centimeters tall and weigh 57 kilos. It will be powered by 40 electromechanical actuators and have a screen display on its face. Optimus will carry up to 20 kilos of goods, and Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, believes that a functioning prototype will be available next year.
Musk claimed that most of the technology in Tesla's self-driving automobiles applies to or is beneficial in building humanoid robots during the firm's AI Day event, which is meant to recruit engineering and research talent to the business.
Musk stated that the machine will only be able to walk at a pace of 8 kilometers per hour and will be intentionally weak enough that most people will be able to defeat it if necessary. “You never know,” Musk added, after claiming earlier in his presentation that artificial general intelligence (AI) - hypothetical AIs capable of doing every activity a human can – was the greatest threat now confronting mankind.
Although the robot is still under development, Musk believes that automation would render physical labor obsolete in the future, which will have significant economic repercussions and necessitate the implementation of universal basic income as a government policy. On the occasion, a human dancer dressed in a costume performed for the crowd to get a taste of what the robot might be like.
Tesla also unveiled the D1, a unique AI-optimized computer processor that would be used to build the Dojo supercomputer. This computer will handle massive quantities of camera and sensor data from Tesla vehicles in order to train the neural networks that will power Tesla's self-driving technology. These enhancements and upgrades may then be sent globally through the internet to automobiles.
