A number of humanoid Optimus robots have been seen strolling out, serving drinks, and handing out present baggage to the attendees at Tesla’s ‘We Robotic’ occasion held in California, the US of America, on Thursday, October 10.
Together with the humanoid robots, the EV maker confirmed off its long-awaited self-driving robotaxi, known as Cybercab, in addition to a bigger, self-driving automobile known as Robovan able to carrying as much as 20 individuals.
Optimus was additionally seen doing family duties like watering vegetation and selecting up packages in a video demo displayed on the occasion. “The Optimus will stroll amongst you. You’ll be capable of stroll proper as much as them, and they’ll serve drinks,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated on-stage, including that will probably be able to strolling your canine, babysitting your children, mowing your garden.
Musk additional stated that the Optimus robots will value $20,000 to $30,000 in the long run. “I believe this would be the greatest product ever of any sort,” he stated.
Nonetheless, anybody trying to have Tesla’s Optimus work of their factories or stroll their canine might have to attend for an additional two years as Musk had beforehand stated that the humanoid robots will solely be prepared to be used by 2026. Though, they could possibly be seen on the Tesla manufacturing unit flooring lots sooner.
Musk has all the time stated he envisions the humanoid Optimus robots to have use circumstances past simply industrial work. In 2022, Musk gave the general public its very first have a look at a bipedal Optimus prototype which was capable of stroll on stage and wave to the gang. The robotic’s means to maneuver autonomously had been known as into query after it was revealed that the Optimus Gen 2 was being remotely managed in a video demo.
Thursday’s occasion made it clear that Tesla has, certainly, achieved autonomous motion with Optimus.