Elon Musk’s latest humanoid Optimus robot was lambasted by AI and robotics experts on Friday.
Despite the lights and music, the company’s human-shaped robot didn’t wow at AI Day in Palo Alto, California.
Robotics specialist Cynthia Yeung tweeted, “None of this is cutting edge.” @Tesla, hire PhDs and attend robotics conferences.
Musk stated the robot would ‘change civilization as we know it.’
‘Optimus’ came from behind a wall with two robotic hands in a heart shape. Audience members applauded wildly when the bot awkwardly moved its hands and took its first steps.
The conference webcast then showed the bot wave to the crowd and do the ‘raise the roof’ dance motion.
AI expert Filip Piekniewski called the fun-loving bot ‘next level cringeworthy’ and a ‘total fraud.’
Musk stated it was the first time the bot walked without a leash, to which Piekniewski replied, ‘excellent to test falling, as this thing will be falling a lot.’
The Tesla CEO stated the robot will cost ‘less than $20,000’
Elon Musk presented Tesla’s latest humanoid Optimus robot at AI Day.
Musk stated the robot would ‘fundamentally transform civilisation as we know it’
‘Optimus’ is unveiled at AI Day before moving its hands and taking its first steps to roaring acclaim. The bot then waved to the rapt crowd and raised both hands to ‘raise the ceiling’
Musk informed the crowd it was the first time it had walked untethered. The Tesla CEO stated it will cost ‘less than $20,000’
Clips of the bot picking up boxes and other duties were shown.
The business said it constructed the robot in six months.
Optimus has WiFi, LTE, and autopilot software. Human-inspired hands and knees.
Tesla claims Optimus can handle a 20-pound backpack with one hand.
Tesla published a video Friday showing robotic hands creating a heart.
Optimus’ hands That’s not CGI,’ he tweeted.
The robot prototype affects production, household life, the service industry, healthcare, and more.
“What’s the economy?” Labor is key. What happens when labor is plentiful? Last year’s AI Day, Musk said. Is the economy capped?’ Perhaps.
Tesla AI Day will feature the company’s humanoid Optimus robot, teased last year by a spandex-clad person. Tesla published a video of robotic hands creating a heart on Friday.
Musk has teased Optimus on Twitter, in public comments, and in a Chinese essay.
Musk tweeted this week, ‘This event is for attracting AI & robotics engineers, therefore it will be technical. Advanced semiconductor & supercomputer engineers for next-gen training & inference.
The world’s richest man also replied to a tweet listing ‘predicted Tesla AI Day reactions’
Analysts: “Disappointing, a distraction.” Can I fk it? TSLAQ: Stock pump, Elon’s a phony, I’m a virgin, I despise myself. AI/roboticists: (the sweat droplet emoji). $TSLA retail investors: (sweat emojis)
Musk said, “Almost.” Engineers that understand AI/robotics challenges will like it.
Musk tweeted: This event is for hiring AI and robotics engineers, therefore it will be technical. Advanced semiconductor & supercomputer engineers for next-gen training & inference.
It has significant ramifications for manufacturing, personal life, the service industry, healthcare, and more.
“What’s the economy?” Labor is key. What happens when labor is plentiful? Last year’s AI Day, Musk said. Is the economy capped?’ Possibly
Wall Street and tech-watchers will be looking for any hints regarding Tesla’s financial health.
Garrett Nelson, vice president of stock research at CFRA Research, told IBD it will be difficult to shift focus from Musk’s trial over Twitter.
We expect the updates to be longer-term, but investors will listen for hints about its Q3 results, such as whether it has been harmed by operational and cost issues like Ford highlighted last week.
Tesla Optimus information
Elon Musk announced Tesla Bot in August 2021.
The 5’8-foot, 125-pound robot
5 mph, 125 lb deadlift, 45 lb carry.
Tesla Optimus has human-like hands, feet, and eyes.
The human-friendly bot
Humans can outrun and defeat robots if necessary.
The robot can perform monotonous or dull activities and be a companion.
Tesla will showcase the robot on AI Day, September 30.
Tesla Bot/Optimus
The humanoid robot was announced during AI Day in 2021. Musk said it will ‘blow people away’
Tesla Bots replace humans in repetitive, dangerous, and uninteresting tasks. But Musk envisions them cooking, mowing lawns, and caring for the elderly in millions of homes.
The Tesla Bot is near to adult height and weight, can carry or pick up heavy objects, move rapidly with little steps, and has an interactive screen on its face.
After showing a prototype, the CEO said he’ll focus on boosting the bot’s intelligence and large-scale production. Today’s event will help the organization attract robotics expertise.
As production scaled up and costs fall, humanoid robots’ usefulness will grow yearly. Future house robots may cost less than cars. In less than a decade, people may be able to buy robots as birthday gifts, he said.
The 5’8-foot, 125-pound Tesla bot will feature the Autopilot computer used in the company’s electric cars, allowing it to recognize real-world objects. It will also have its own sensors and actuators.
It will be able to ‘deadlift’ 150 pounds, carry 45 pounds, walk 5 miles per hour, have human-like hands, and’see.’
Tesla’s progress in constructing a humanoid robot with AI remains to be seen.
Will Jackson, CEO of robotics business Engineered Arts, told The Verge, ‘We still have fundamental robotics technological gaps.’ If Tesla has solved it, it will be a game changer, but it seems doubtful because it would be a sudden jump forward.
‘We expect the updates to be longer-term in emphasis, but investors will listen for any signals 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,’ CFRA Research’s Garrett Nelson told IBD.
Musk said Tesla’s AI team has until the end of the month to develop’smart’ summon and auto park for Enhanced Autopilot. ABOVE: A Tesla Model S driver in Amsterdam, Netherlands drives hands-free with Autopilot hardware and software.
Beta self-driving
Musk said Tesla’s AI team has until the end of the month to develop’smart’ summon and auto park for Enhanced Autopilot.
Summon lets you call your Tesla from a busy lot. Autopark ‘automatically parallel or perpendicular parks your car with a single tap’
The business will update the North American deployment of FSD Beta, which is available if owners acquire a high safety score, the overall development of autonomous driving technology, and what to expect in the next iteration.
This is a significant event to lay out technical updates and improvements over the coming year, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said in a note previewing the event.
Musk announced the Dojo supercomputer processor at last year’s AI event to power Tesla’s automobiles.
Musk said Thursday that the company’s Cybertruck will be water-capable. The billionaire tweeted that Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to cross rivers, lakes, and calm seas. Tesla Cybertruck at LA’s Peterson Automotive Museum
DojoSupercomputer
Musk announced the Dojo supercomputer processor at last year’s AI event to power Tesla’s automobiles.
Tesla designed this internally. Architecture-to-package. This chip has GPU-level computing, CPU-level flexibility, and network chip-level IO bandwidth. a Tesla engineer said.
Tesla stated at 2021 AI Day that their Dojo supercomputer will feature D1 chips.
Tesla will utilize the Dojo system to train its neural networks for self-driving and may make the technology available to other developers.
Cybertruck
Musk said Thursday that the company’s Cybertruck will be water-capable.
The billionaire tweeted that Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to cross rivers, lakes, and calm seas.
Musk: Needs to traverse the channel from Starbase to South Padre Island.
In 2020, he said the same thing.
Early this year, it was reported that Tesla had secretly withdrawn the 2022 production guarantee from their website.
Musk seems committed to the CGI-in-real-life car.