Musk says Tesla may have ‘Optimus’ robot prototype within months


  • TECH
  • Friday, 03 Jun 2022

Musk has a history of unveiling products that are merely prototypes, essentially selling a vision before it exists in reality. — AFP

Tesla Inc may have a functioning humanoid robot up and running within months, chief executive officer Elon Musk said on Twitter, as he postponed the electric carmaker’s second AI Day until Sept 30 for that reason.

Optimus, first introduced in August 2021 during Tesla’s inaugural AI Day, is a human-sized robot Musk envisions will be able to perform mundane tasks like grocery shopping.

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