The Tesla Bot is a robot that can understand complex verbal commands, move at 8 km/h and carry a load weighing up to 20 kg. Elon Musk unveiled a video showing the progress made by the humanoid on the Investor Day stage.
Tesla presented the latest evolution of Optimus, its robot powered by artificial intelligence during Investor Day. Optimus can now walk and pick up objects, and while in Elon Musk’s own opinion he’s still not a parkour champion, the progress since the last presentation in October 2022 is significant. In the video released during the event, we see him… building robots. Eventually, he may process visual information, make decisions or communicate through an audio system.
We can’t help but draw a parallel between Optimus and Atlas, the Boston Dynamics robot capable of running several hundred meters in perfect autonomy and jumping obstacles. The CEO of Tesla knows that Optimus’ physical abilities are not yet on par with his competitor. However, it surpasses it in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
The Tesla Bot will outperform its competitors in Artificial Intelligence
Me Musk notes, however, that they are the most advanced in terms of AI. ” You can think of our cars as robots on wheelsand Optimus is a robot on legs […] You can give him simple instructions, visually showing him what to do or just telling him what to do. This is our main advantage”. Moreover, Tesla and the other companies do not box in the same category.
Boston Dynamics manufactures robots in small quantities for military use while Tesla has global ambitions and the production apparatus to achieve them. “We will be able to market a product on a large scale, much faster than anyone else,” says the entrepreneur. He is not close to a paradox, because if he still believes that AI could eradicate the human race, he believes in the commercial success of his robot, which according to him, “will probably be worth much more than the automotive aspect. long-term “.
Source: New Atlas