During the AI ​​Day event held last Sunday (2), Tesla introduced the prototype robot Optimus. At the very beginning of the event, Elon Musk showed a humanoid that appeared for the first time and waved to the public present at the place to find out the various news that the company will present.

The entire demonstration of the robot on stage lasted about seven minutes, but Tesla took the opportunity to tell other details about Optimus. The company also has shown his ability to perform some simple everyday tasks. The video shows how the robot can carry a box, water plants and move metal parts in a simulation of manual labor in a factory.

At first, the robot seemed to be walking alone across the stage with a slightly more robust air. However, a slightly more elegant version was presented by Elon Musk. He waved to the guests, but in the end he almost fell off the counter on which he stood during the speech of the billionaire.

The team working on the Optimus project said that the prototype presented to the public was the result of six months of work. Showing how easy it was for them to create a robot, they emphasized that artificial intelligence was created using mostly off-the-shelf technology.

Ability to work autonomously

Even though only the more powerful model is capable of walking, Tesla has said that a sleeker version of the Optimus will be able to walk in a few weeks. Elon Musk’s goal is to make the robot a benchmark in the field with high production volume, low cost and high reliability.

Each of the robots could “probably” cost less than $20,000, he said. This means that an investment of BRL 108,000 will be required to acquire these robots. All this will be aimed at ensuring that Optimus works completely autonomously.

Tesla engineers said that the experience the company has gained in the production of unmanned vehicles is transferred to the creation of a robot. This serves both the design and the mechanics and features that make the creation of Optimus possible.

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Source: Tesla

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