Elon Musk announces Optimus at Tesla’s AI Day

Elon Musk debuted Tesla’s new humanoid Optimus robot at the company’s AI Day presentation, following months of tweets and teases.

After months of tweets and teases, Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's new humanoid Optimus robot using the company's technology at their AI Day presentation
The robot, which was foreshadowed at last year’s event by a human in a spandex outfit, was the highlight for the tech giant, with Musk claiming that it would’represent a fundamental transition for civilisation as we know it.’

In a video from AI Day, ‘Optimus’ is exposed, moves its hands, and then takes its first steps to rapturous applause.

The robot then waved to the crowd, who was in awe at this point, before performing the ‘raise the roof’ dance routine.

The robot - teased at last year's event by a person in a spandex costume - was the star for the tech giant, as Musk claimed it would 'be a fundamental transformation for civilization as we know it'

According to The Verge, Musk told the gathering that this was the first time the robot has walked untethered. The billionaire CEO of Tesla stated that the vehicle will likely be sold for less than $20,000

Elon Musk debuted Tesla’s new humanoid Optimus robot using the company’s technology at their AI Day presentation after months of tweets and teasing.

The robot, which was foreshadowed at last year’s event by a human in a spandex outfit, was the highlight for the tech giant, with Musk claiming that it would’represent a fundamental transition for civilisation as we know it.’

In a video from AI Day, ‘Optimus’ is exposed, moves its hands, and then takes its first steps to rapturous applause. The robot then waved to the crowd, who was ecstatic at this point, and raised both hands to “raise the roof.”In a video from the AI Day, 'Optimus' is unveiled before moving its hands and then taking its first steps to rabid applause from those watching. The bot then waved to the crowd - which by this time was in raptures - and then lifts up both hands to 'raise the roof'

According to The Verge, Musk told the gathering that this was the first time the robot has walked untethered. The billionaire CEO of Tesla stated that the vehicle will likely be sold for less than $20,000

Additionally, the company demonstrated various video of the robot picking up boxes and performing other activities.

The company’s staff stated that the robot seen in the video was created in under six months.

Optimus includes WiFi and LTE connectivity and runs on the autopilot software developed by the business. Its hands and legs are modeled after human ones.

Musk told the crowd that this was the first time it had walked without a tether, according to The Verge . The billionaire Tesla CEO said they're planning to sell it for 'probably less than $20,000'Tesla asserts that Optimus has optimized joints and can carry a 20-pound backpack with one hand.

Friday morning, Tesla released a brief clip of two robotic hands forming a heart.

“Optimus’s hands,” That is not CGI,’ the business magnate tweeted midday.

The prototype robot has enormous consequences for manufacturing, household life, the service industry, healthcare, and other fields.

“If asked, what is the economy? Labor is the foundation of everything. So, what occurs when there is an abundance of labor?’ Musk stated onstage at AI Day last year. “Is there a real cap on the economy? Maybe not.’

Tesla AI Day is expected to feature the humanoid Optimus robot, which was hinted during last year’s artificial intelligence event by a person in spandex. Friday morning, Tesla released a short movie of robotic hands forming a heart shape.

Musk has teased Optimus in a variety of ways over the past few months, including on Twitter, in public pronouncements, and in an essay he wrote for a Chinese journal.

Musk tweeted this week, ‘Note, this event is intended to recruit AI and robotics engineers, so it will be extremely technical. In addition to semiconductor and supercomputer engineers for next-generation training and inference.’

The world’s richest person also responded to a tweet in which the following ‘predicted reactions’ to Tesla AI Day were listed:

Despite the high-octane lights and music that surrounded it, the company's human-shaped robot did not deliver bells and whistles at its AI Day presentation in Palo Alto, California. 'None of this is cutting edge,' tweeted robotics expert Cynthia Yeung. 'Hire some PhDs and go to some robotics conferences @Tesla.'

Media and analysts: “Disappointing and a diversion.” The majority: “Can I fk it?” TSLAQ: Stock pump, Elon is a phony, also I’m a virgin and I despise myself. AI/Robotics experts: (the sweat droplet emoji). Retail investors in $TSLA: (many sweat-drop emojis)’

Musk said, ‘Roughly. AI/robotics engineers who comprehend the difficulties that must be solved will be pleased with what they see.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, tweeted this week: Note that this event is intended to recruit AI and robotics engineers and will therefore be very technical. In addition to semiconductor and supercomputer engineers for next-generation training and inference.

Regardless of the condition of the robot prototype, it has enormous ramifications for industrial, home life, the service industry, healthcare, and more.

“If asked, what is the economy? Labor is the foundation of everything. So, what occurs when there is an abundance of labor?’ Musk stated onstage at AI Day last year. “Is there a real cap on the economy? Maybe not’

Wall Street and tech-watchers will be looking for hints about Tesla’s financial health, in addition to the below-mentioned themes and the continuing legal drama surrounding Musk’s wish to back out of his $42 billion Twitter acquisition.

Garrett Nelson, vice president of equity research at CFRA Research, told IBD, “We believe it will take a lot to shift attention away from the upcoming trial over Musk’s proposed acquisition of Twitter.”

We anticipate that the updates will have a focus on the longer term, but investors will be listening for any hints regarding its Q3 performance, such as if it has been adversely affected by operational and cost issues similar to those announced by Ford last week.

What is our understanding of Tesla Optimus?

Elon Musk introduced the humanoid robot, formerly known as Tesla Bot, on AI Day in August 2021.

The robot would be 5’8″ tall and 125 pounds in weight.

It will travel at 5 miles per hour, deadlift 125 pounds, and transport 45 pounds.

Tesla Optimus will have human-like hands and feet in addition to ocular sensors.

The bot will be human-friendly.

If necessary, humans will also be able to outrun and defeat robots.

The robot will be able to perform repetitive or monotonous duties, but it might also act as a companion.

Tesla will unveil the robot’s prototype on September 30 at AI Day.

Optimus, known also as Tesla Bot

The humanoid robot, designed for industrial and residential use, was announced for the first time at AI Day in August 2021. Musk stated lately that people will be “blown away” by it.

“Tesla Bots are first designed to replace humans in risky, monotonous, and repetitive occupations.” But the idea is for them to service millions of families by performing tasks such as cooking, mowing lawns, and caring for the elderly,’ Musk wrote in an essay for China Cyberspace magazine.

The Tesla Bot is near to adult height and weight, can carry or pick up heavy goods, walk quickly with small steps, and the screen on its face is an interactive interface for human connection.

After unveiling a prototype, the CEO said that he will concentrate on strengthening the bot’s intelligence and resolving the issue of mass production. The corporation has been aggressively employing robotics specialists, and today’s event will function as a recruiting tool.

The usefulness of humanoid robots will increase annually as production scales up and costs decrease. A house robot may be cheaper than a car in the future. Perhaps in less than a decade, parents will be able to receive a robot as a birthday present,’ he said.

The Tesla bot, which will be 5’8 in height and 125 pounds in weight, will be equipped with the Autopilot computer found in the company’s electric vehicles. This will enable the humanoid to detect real-world objects, but the robot will have its own unique sensors and actuators.

It will also be able to ‘deadlift’ up to 150 pounds, carry 45 pounds, walk at a speed of 5 miles per hour, possess human-like hands, as well as visual sensors that will allow it to’see.’

Nevertheless, constructing a working humanoid robot with AI skills is very challenging, and it remains to be seen how far Tesla has come in this regard.

Will Jackson, CEO of the robotics business Engineered Arts, told The Verge, “There are still basic robotics technology gaps that need to be filled before we see “human level” anything.” ‘Perhaps Tesla has solved it – if they have, it will be a complete game-changer – but it seems unlikely, as it would be an improbable giant leap ahead’

Garrett Nelson, vice president of stock research at CFRA Research, told IBD that investors would be listening for any hints regarding the company’s third-quarter performance, such as whether it has been adversely affected by operational and cost issues comparable to those announced by Ford last week.

Musk disclosed that Tesla’s AI team has a target of the end of this month for ‘really intelligent’ summon and auto park, which are both components of the tech company’s Enhanced Autopilot. ABOVE: On a motorway in Amsterdam, Netherlands, an employee drives a Tesla Motors Model S equipped with Autopilot hardware and software hands-free.

Full Self-Driving Beta

Musk recently announced that Tesla’s AI team has a target of the end of this month for ‘really intelligent’ summon and auto park, which are both components of the tech company’s Enhanced Autopilot.

Summon is the ability to have your Tesla come to you from wherever it is parked in a crowded parking lot. According to the company’s website, Autopark helps “automatically parallel or perpendicular park your car with a single tap.”

The business will present an update on the North American rollout of FSD Beta, which is accessible for an additional fee to owners who have earned a high safety rating, the general development of the autonomous driving technology, and what to expect from the next iteration.

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives wrote in a note in advance of the event, ‘FSD is a major component of the Tesla growth story over the next decade, and this is a pivotal event… to lay out technical updates and improvements over the next year.’

Musk debuted the Dojo supercomputer chip at last year’s AI event. According to the business, it provides “revolutionary” processing performance to power Tesla’s automobiles.

Musk stated on Thursday that the company’s Cybertruck will have capabilities on both land and water. “Cybertruck will be watertight enough to momentarily function as a boat, allowing it to cross rivers, lakes, and even calm oceans,” the billionaire stated on Twitter. The Tesla Cybertruck is pictured at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, ABOVE.

Dojo Supercomputer

Musk presented the Dojo supercomputer processor at last year’s AI event. According to the business, this chip provides groundbreaking computational performance to power Tesla’s automobiles.

This was totally designed internally by the Tesla team. from the architecture all the way to the packaging. This chip has the compute power of a GPU, the flexibility of a CPU, and twice the IO bandwidth of a network chip.’ An engineer at Tesla stated at the time.

At the 2021 AI Day, Tesla stated that the Dojo supercomputer will be powered by its own D1 chips.

Now, Tesla is anticipated to use the Dojo system to train its own neural networks in order to perfect self-driving, and might perhaps make the technology available to other developers in the future.

Cybertruck

Musk stated on Thursday that the company’s long-delayed Cybertruck will have capabilities on both land and water.

“Cybertruck will be watertight enough to momentarily function as a boat, allowing it to cross rivers, lakes, and even calm oceans,” the billionaire stated on Twitter.

Musk added, “Must be able to travel from Starbase to South Padre Island, which entails crossing the channel.”

In 2020, he made a similar assertion on the car.

Early this year, it was discovered that Tesla had secretly withdrawn the 2022 production pledge from its website, having initially delayed the vehicle’s arrival to 2021.

Still, Musk appears devoted to the CGI-in-reality vehicle of the future

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