Elon Musk introduced Optimus, Tesla’s first humanoid robot

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Teslapresented this Friday the first working prototype of his humanoid robot Optimusa machine capable of watering plants, transporting boxes and performing other tasks that accounts for the advances in artificial intelligence of his company.

The businessman was in charge of the event AI Day (Artificial Intelligence Day) that took place in Silicon Valley, during which they commented on the developments that are being carried out from one of the divisions of Tesla, the manufacturer of electric cars.

It is precisely the manufacture of these cars that motivates the company to explore the field of artificial intelligence, a necessary link to achieve its goal of selling land vehicles capable of driving completely autonomously.

The robot, like cars, uses radars and cameras to detect signals from the environment and interpret them. Walking out on stage, Optimus raised his knees and waved to the event audience, and a video of the humanoid robot in action while performing simple tasks was also shown.

It features a 2.3 kWh battery, a Tesla-made processor, and Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity. Its basic joints allow it to perform numerous human-like movements with its wrists, knees, and elbows.

In addition, the company equipped it with actuators that study the strength, orientation and rhythm of each joint to perform tasks efficiently and precisely.

The tycoon, who also runs the space tourism company Space-X, said that although the robot is in an early development stage, in a within three to five years might be mass-produced for less than 20 thousand dollars the unit.

Until then, company engineers told CNN that the robots will continue to be tested at Tesla’s car factories.