Elon Musk: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, displayed a model of its Optimus humanoid robot on Friday. He predicted that Tesla will be able to build millions of Optimus robots and sell them for around $20,000, or less than a third of the cost of a Model Y.
Musk stated that he anticipated Tesla would be prepared to start accepting orders for the robot in three to five years and described an effort to develop the product over the course of a decade or more. This is the most thorough explanation of a business model Musk has yet to offer on one that he has claimed could be more lucrative than Tesla’s EV sales.
Tesla stands out from other manufacturers that have experimented with humanoid robots with its effort to develop and construct mass-market robots that would also be evaluated by performing tasks in its factories.
The much awaited introduction of prototype robots at Tesla’s Palo Alto, California, headquarters was also a part of a plan according to Musk, to transform the company from a producer of “amazing automobiles” to a pioneer in industries like artificial intelligence.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcases humanoid robot
On Friday, Tesla unveiled an experimental test robot that it said was developed in February. Tesla showed a clip showing a robot working at a production station in the company’s factory in California, performing regular tasks like watering plants, moving boxes, and lifting metal bars.
But a more streamlined current one had to be wheeled out on a platform and gave a slow wave to the crowd, Musk saying that it was closer to what he planned to put into production. It would be able to walk in a few weeks, according to Musk, who gave it the name Optimus.
Musk stated that there is still more work to be done to perfect Optimus and demonstrate it before adding, “I think Optimus is going to be great in five or ten years, like mind-blowing,” afterward.
He claims that existing humanoid robots are incapable of problem solving because they have lack of brain. He said that Tesla will aim to produce millions of Optimus, a “highly capable robot,” in comparison.
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ABB and other manufacturers of production robots are a staple of the car industry, and other automakers like Toyota Motor and Honda Motor have created humanoid robot prototypes capable of performing difficult activities, such as shooting a basketball.
However, only Tesla is promoting the market possibility for a mass-market robot that may be employed in manufacturing.
The 2.3 kWh battery pack carried by the torso of the next-generation Tesla bot, the chip system, and the actuators that move its limbs are all Tesla-designed parts. The robot can hold 73 kg of weight.
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The Tesla engineers, who, like Musk, were all sporting black T-shirts bearing a picture of metallic robotic hands forming a heart, explained how they created the robot’s characteristics, including the way the fingers move, with an eye toward reducing production costs.
According to Musk, “We are attempting to pursue the aim of quickest path to a functional robot that can be built at volume.”
Musk said that by promising to “accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy,” Tesla is changing the parameters of a well-known mission statement that has become a cornerstone of its appeal to investors and climate campaigners.
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