Engineers are racing to unveil Tesla’s latest big promise under a tight deadline: a dynamic, human-like robot.
Tesla engineers are facing a deadline to unveil Optimus to the world, and the company is planning to put more of its resources into robotics, according to Reuters.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk first introduced the concept of Optimus, a human-like robot, in August 2021 at the company’s yearly AI Day. At the time, he said the idea was for the robot to be “friendly” and help people avoid physical labor.
On Tuesday, Musk Tweeted that Tesla had a deadline of September 30 to introduce Optimus to the world.
The company is also increasing its plans for robots through job listings and more planning time,Reuters reported.
There are currently over 60 job listings in the “Autopilot & Robotics” category on Tesla’s website, with titles like “Mobile Robotics / Tesla Bot – Autonomy Internship.” The posting saysthe company is “on a path to build humanoid bi-pedal robots at scale to automate repetitive and boring tasks for manufacturing/logistics.”
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Source: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/elon-musk-says-the-tesla-optimus-will-arrive-on-september-30/435764
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