At Tesla AI Day, Musk teased what Optimus, the company's humanoid robot, is likely to become by displaying a picture of two robotic hands forming the shape of a heart.
According to Musk, Optimus could perform boring or repetitive tasks for humans and act as a companion.
I believe the public will be astounded,' Musk said. There will be a lot of exciting things, so we'll leave that for the end of the month.
A new teaser image of the Optimus humanoid robot, which will be fully unveiled at the end of next month, was released by Elon Musk.
At the company's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday night in Austin, the tech tycoon flaunted a picture of robotic hands forming a heart shape and announced that Tesla Optimus would be fully unveiled on September 30 at AI Day.
At the company's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday night in Austin, Elon Musk flaunted a photo of robotic hands forming a heart shape and promised a full unveiling of Tesla Optimus on September 30.
Musk predicted that the public would be astounded by AI Day, Part 2. But since that's at the end of the month, we'll leave that out because there will be a lot of cool stuff instead.
The 5'8" and 125 lb. Tesla robot will have its own unique sensors and actuators, but it will also have the Autopilot computer found in the company's electric vehicles, enabling the humanoid to recognize objects in the real world.
It will also have hands that resemble those of a human, visual sensors that will allow it to "see," the ability to "deadlift" up to 150 pounds, carry 45 pounds, walk at 5 miles per hour, and more.
According to earlier renderings, it might end up resembling the NS5 robots from the 2004 film I, Robot. Musk also made an effort to allay any concerns about a scenario akin to that in Terminator.
What are the details of Tesla Optimus?
Elon Musk introduced the humanoid robot at AI Day in August 2021 under the name Tesla Bot.
The robot would be 125 pounds and 5'8" tall.
It will be able to carry 45 pounds, deadlift 125 pounds, and move at 5 mph.
Tesla Optimus will have sensors for eyes and hands and feet that resemble human limbs.
The machine will be "friendly" to people.
If necessary, humans will also be able to outrun and defeat the robots.
The robot will be able to complete boring or repetitive tasks and may even act as a companion.
The robot's prototype will be unveiled by Tesla on September 30 at AI Day.
At the time of the Tesla Bot's initial announcement last year, Musk stated that it was "of course" meant to be friendly. And travel through a world that was created for humans.
At the initial presentation, the tech guru predicted that humans would be able to outrun and defeat the Tesla Optimus if necessary.
Following Tesla's AI Day the previous year, Musk stated: "We should be concerned about AI." At Tesla, our goal is to create useful AI that people adore and is unquestionably good.
On September 30, Musk is scheduled to reveal a prototype of the device, so it stands to reason that the public will learn more about the actual production plans for Optimus then.
"I'm closely collaborating with a very talented team at Tesla."
