Elon Musk unveiled much more than Tesla’s latest autonomous driving and AI technologies on Thursday, as he announced the company will be debuting a humanoid robot next year. Called Tesla Bot, it is capable of performing repetitive tasks that only humans can do today, thus making it a potential game changer for the world economy by driving labor costs down. The first prototypes won’t be perfect, as they are intended to be just friendly, and navigate through a world of humans. Read more for the full presentation and additional information.
The project is codenamed “Optimus” and will be based on the same chips and sensors that Tesla vehicles use for their self-driving features. It stands five foot eight inches tall, and instead of an animatronic head, there is a display that can be used to show useful information. In case of emergency, Tesla is designing the robot so that humans can easily run away or overpower it if necessary.
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