This evening Beijing time,MuskIn a post on X (Twitter),TeslaNext year, a "truly useful" robot will be produced for internal use within the company, but only on a small scale.Tesla is expected to start mass production in 2026Humanoid Robot, for use by other companies.
During the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference on July 4 this year, Tesla's second-generation humanoid robot Optimus was unveiled. The product was first released on December 13 last year. Compared with the previous generation, its improvements include the following aspects:
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It uses actuators and sensors that are all designed and manufactured by Tesla.
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The overall appearance design is more refined;
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Walking speed increased by 30%;
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The weight has been reduced by 10 kg, while the sense of balance and body control have been improved. The video demonstrates the action of doing squats;
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Equipped with brand new hands, it can grasp heavier objects and perform more delicate operations.
Recently, the second-generation Optimus has been trying to "work" in Tesla's factory. With the help of visual neural networks and FSD chips, the second-generation Optimus can imitate human operations and conduct battery sorting training.
Musk announced at the shareholders' meeting last month that Tesla's future is betting on the Optimus robot project. The current humanoid robot market produces 1 billion units per year, and Tesla will occupy at least 10% of the market share in the future. Musk said at the time that Tesla would mass-produce robots at a price of about $10,000 per unit and sell them at a price of $10,000 per unit. Sold for $20,000 (currently about RMB 146,000), resulting in a profit of $1 trillion. In addition, Musk believes that by 2026, Optimus will be a fully software-customized robot.