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During the “Artificial Intelligence Day” event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk demonstrated on Friday a prototype of the human-like robot “Optimus”, which is expected to be able to replace humans at work. Musk said existing robots “lack a brain” and the ability to solve problems on their own. The electric car maker seeks to produce millions of it and sell it for less than 20 thousand dollars.
Show Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla On Friday, a prototype of the human-like robot “Optimus” was expected, and it was expected that the electric car maker would be able to produce millions of it and sell it for less than 20 thousand dollars. “There is still a lot of work to be done to improve and prove Optimus,” Musk said during the “Artificial Intelligence Day” event at Tesla’s office in Palo Alto, California, where the robot was displayed.
Tesla said that a prototype of the robot was developed in February, and this model walked on stage and waved to spectators on Friday. Tesla showed a video of the robot performing simple tasks such as carrying boxes, watering plants and lifting metal rods at a production station at the company’s plant in California.
The team demonstrated its most streamlined, current-generation robot on a buggy and Musk said he hoped it might walk on its own soon. He explained that the robots currently in existence “lack a brain” and the ability to solve problems on their own. By contrast, he said, Optimus would be a “very ingenious robot” that Tesla aims to produce in the millions. He said he expected it to cost less than $20,000.
Musk and Tesla representatives noted that a lot of work needs to be done to achieve the company’s goal of mass-producing a robot at low cost using technology designed by Tesla that will be able to replace humans at work.
The billionaire said Tesla’s robotics business would be more valuable than its cars, hoping to expand beyond self-driving cars that have yet to become a reality despite his repeated promises.
In the future, Musk said, robots might be used in homes, prepare dinners, mow the lawn, care for the elderly, and even become “buddies” for humans.
FRANCE 24/Archyde.com
