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Definition: Optimus
Tesla's general-purpose robot. In 2022, Optimus was introduced at Tesla's AI Day, and videos showing several of this "friendly" robot's capabilities were released a year later. Optimus is expected to be used in manufacturing, hazardous work, agriculture, elderly care, running errands and healthcare.
More Optimus Robots than People
Elon Musk said that by the late 2020s, Optimus will be performing more and better surgeries than all the human surgeons on earth. He also said that by 2040 there will be more Optimus robots than people.
Prepare Mars for Humans
Musk plans to send Optimus robots to Mars to prepare the planet for humans. Imagine a thousand robots building the required infrastructure that will enable people to live on an otherwise uninhabitable planet. Pundits such as Neil deGrasse Tyson say that this is not achievable because of the hostile conditions on the planet. Stay tuned! See robot, SpaceX and Tesla.
The Tesla Robot
More Optimus Robots than People
Elon Musk said that by the late 2020s, Optimus will be performing more and better surgeries than all the human surgeons on earth. He also said that by 2040 there will be more Optimus robots than people.
Prepare Mars for Humans
Musk plans to send Optimus robots to Mars to prepare the planet for humans. Imagine a thousand robots building the required infrastructure that will enable people to live on an otherwise uninhabitable planet. Pundits such as Neil deGrasse Tyson say that this is not achievable because of the hostile conditions on the planet. Stay tuned! See robot, SpaceX and Tesla.
Designed to eliminate dangerous, repetitive and boring tasks, Optimus is 5'8" tall and weighs 125 pounds. Expected to retail for $30,000, it can walk at a maximum of 5 MPH, carry 45 pounds and dead lift 150. (Image courtesy of Tesla Motors.)