Optimus

Tesla is refining the design of its Optimus robot to address key bottlenecks in the production process, CEO Elon Musk revealed on Platform X on Thursday. Tesla's Optimus robot could be one of the company's most exciting products in the future. Musk has previously said that he believes the robot will be the most popular product ever because of its powerful features. At the "We, Robot" event in Los Angeles last month, Musk revealed that the robot will sell for between $20,000 and $30,000,...

On August 20, Tesla is recruiting a large number of people to train its humanoid robot Optimus by wearing motion capture equipment to imitate the movements required by the robot. This position, which Tesla calls a "data collector", pays up to $48 per hour (currently about RMB 344), and requires employees to walk more than 7 hours a day, carry equipment weighing 30 pounds (about 13.61 kilograms), and wear VR headsets for a long time. In order to match the expected height of Optimus, which is 5 feet 8 inches (about 1.72 meters), the...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently made a thought-provoking statement on social media, suggesting that in the future humans may be able to upload brain memories and mental states to the cloud and download them into humanoid robots. This view originated from Musk's response to a Tesla fan's question about extending life, which has attracted widespread attention and discussion. Musk has high hopes for Tesla's Optimus robot, which will be launched in 2021. In addition to being originally designed to handle dangerous, repetitive or tedious tasks, he also envisions Optimus being a human companion, taking care of children, and even participating in Olympic shooting competitions...

After a wave of layoffs at the beginning of this year, Tesla is now actively expanding its workforce, especially in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics. In the past few weeks, the company has posted about 800 new positions on its recruitment page, showing a shift in the company's strategic focus. This round of recruitment is mainly focused on Tesla's robotics and artificial intelligence departments. The new employees will mainly focus on developing autonomous driving software and contribute to Tesla's autopilot and robot taxi projects. In addition, some employees will participate in the development of the company's humanoid robot project Optimus. Source Note: The picture is generated by AI, the picture is authorized…

According to the Shanghai Securities News, Tesla's second-generation humanoid robot Optimus officially debuted at the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2024) today. The second-generation Optimus first debuted on December 13 last year. Compared with the previous generation, its improvements include the following aspects: It uses actuators and sensors that are all designed and manufactured by Tesla; The overall appearance design is more refined; The walking speed is increased by 30%; The weight is reduced by 10 kilograms, and the sense of balance and body control are improved. The video demonstrates its squatting...

Tesla's official Weibo account announced that the second-generation humanoid robot Optimus will debut at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference held from July 4 to 7, "witnessing the re-evolution of humanoid robots." The second-generation Optimus first debuted on December 13 last year. Compared with the previous generation, its improvements include the following aspects: It uses actuators and sensors that are all designed and manufactured by Tesla; The overall appearance design is more refined; The walking speed is increased by 30%; The weight is reduced by 10 kg, and the sense of balance and body control ability are improved,...

Tesla has been developing the humanoid robot Optimus for years, and has shared updates on the project monthly. Elon Musk recently announced that Tesla plans to not only sell Optimus and use it in its own factories, but also provide leasing services for the robot. Musk said that Tesla plans to provide both leasing and sales options for the Optimus robot, with leasing services being launched before sales. According to Musk's statement in April, Tesla plans to start selling Optimus next year. At present, Musk has not disclosed details about the lessee,…

At the Tesla shareholders meeting held today, Elon Musk showed a grand blueprint for the company's future, betting Tesla's future on the Optimus robot program. He firmly believes that this strategic move will drive Tesla's market value to a staggering level of tens of trillions of dollars. Musk made it clear at the meeting that Tesla will deploy more than 1,000 Optimus robots in the Gigafactory next year. Although the specific schedule has been delayed, this decision undoubtedly demonstrates Tesla's firm confidence in robotics technology. He even boldly predicted that Tesla's market value is expected to reach its current most promising...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a financial report conference call that Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot is expected to have the ability to complete "useful" factory tasks by the end of this year, and the company may sell it to the public by the end of 2025. Tesla plans to use the robot first in its own factory by the end of this year. A few months ago, Tesla released a new generation of humanoid robots, Optimus Gen 2, designed to take over repetitive tasks for humans. Compared with previous versions, the new prototype robot has many improvements. Tesla believes that using its automatic...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the cost of manufacturing the humanoid robot Optimus is only half of that of Tesla electric cars. Musk said on social media, "Although humanoid robots are more complex per unit mass, I think the final manufacturing cost will still be less than half of Tesla cars." Musk's remarks were in response to Sam Korus, head of autonomous driving and robotics research at ARK Invest. Korus believes that compared with cars, the main factor hindering the mass production of humanoid robots lies in software capabilities,...

Tesla is hiring a Service Technical Writer to write user manuals for its humanoid robot Optimus. This move suggests that Tesla's humanoid robot project has made significant progress and may be put into mass production faster than expected. The job description reads: "We are looking for an experienced Service Technical Writer who is passionate about robotics and has a solid technical communication background to join the team. The main responsibility of this position is to create comprehensive and easy-to-understand documentation for humanoid robot systems, including service manuals, troubleshooting guides, maintenance...

Tesla Inc. shared a new video via its social media accounts on Saturday showing the smooth walking ability of its Optimus humanoid robot under development. The video shows the robot walking around a test site with the tongue-in-cheek caption, "Achieving daily step goal." The Optimus arm shown here appears to be a newer or more refined version of the video released a few weeks ago, with a steadier stride and smoother movements during the walk. A few weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk released a video showing the second-generation Opt...

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently shared a video on his social media platform showing Optimus, a second-generation humanoid robot with its shell removed, walking autonomously at a steady pace. Musk has previously emphasized on several occasions that Optimus will play an important role in Tesla's future operations, aiming to replace humans in performing dangerous, repetitive and boring tasks. Since then, Tesla's humanoid robotics program has made significant progress.When Tesla first unveiled Optimus Prime in August 2021, it only showed a static model and a man in a robotic suit...