Why earth robot from Tesla

When Elon Musk first mentioned his plans to launch humanoid robots last year, he promised to showcase a working model by the end of 2022 and focus on developing it to put the innovation on the assembly line in Texas in 2023.

Musk states that this robot can perform a number of routine tasks and actually watch its owner’s life by helping it. Also in the future, according to the Tesla president, the robot will be able to achieve something like individuality.

At the time of the announcement, Tesla had nothing to show but a video of a robot and people dressed in Tesla Bot suits.

Technological features and features of Tesla Bot

Currently, not much is known about the features of the robot, codenamed Optimus.

• It will be 173 centimeters tall and weigh about 57 kilograms;
• The robot will be able to carry a cargo weight of up to 20 kilograms;
• The maximum load is 68 kilograms;
• The robot will be able to carry up to 4.5 kilograms with outstretched arms.
• The maximum running speed when moving on two legs will be 8 km / h.
• The design of the robot is equipped with forty servos:
• six parts in each of the four limbs;
• six more in the palms;
• two in the body and two in the neck.

When will the work be shown

This week on his twitter Musk said the AI ​​Day event will take place on September 30 just for the opportunity to show off a working prototype of the Optimus robot.

Interestingly, Musk has already warned potential users that he cannot stage a “machine uprising” by these robots, and even if there is a threat to their own health, the owner will be able to physically beat or flee the car.

The first field of application for the Tesla Optimus will be the use of robots at a facility in Texas, where they will be involved in monotonous operations that are initially simple and particularly complex manipulations. For example, they are tasked with the circulation of goods through the territory, in proportion to their technical capabilities.

similar developments

It’s worth noting that California startup Agility is currently developing humanoid robots that take on routine and physically complex tasks. The company plans to start mass production of robots by the end of 2022.

Agility Robotics’ main product is a bipedal humanoid robot called Digit. The robot is fully autonomous and has a set of sensors and cameras to collect data about the objects in its environment. The robot is also equipped with a dual action manipulator and a battery pack.