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Elon Musk is promising to reveal a working prototype of Tesla’s new Optimus AI robot at the company’s AI day event on September 30th, with the founder saying he feels production of the smart robots could begin next year.
Tesla is facing skepticism from experts that it will be able to demonstrate technological advances that could make the use of smart robots feasible in factories, homes, and other settings. However some note optimistically the company already makes extensive use of robots that perform specific assembly processes on its vehicles all throughout its factories. Others point out that humanoid robots such as Musk has promised have been under development for decades now by such big names as Honda and Boston Dynamics, but a commercial product with profitability has proven elusive.
Many have noted robots have difficulty adapting in real time to unpredictable circumstances. The lead of NASA’s Dexterous Robotics Team, Shaun Azimi, said in an interview, “Self-driving cars weren’t really proved to be as easy as anyone thought. And it’s the same way with humanoid robots to some extent. If something unexpected happens, being flexible and robust to those kinds of changes is very difficult.”
Still others note that Musk’s promises have fallen short in the past. Musk previously promised one million self-driving autonomous taxis by the year 2020 at an “Autonomy” event, however he still has yet to produce a single working model.
More at: https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2022/09/23/elon-musk-promises-working-optimus-robot-at-ai-day/
Tesla is facing skepticism from experts that it will be able to demonstrate technological advances that could make the use of smart robots feasible in factories, homes, and other settings. However some note optimistically the company already makes extensive use of robots that perform specific assembly processes on its vehicles all throughout its factories. Others point out that humanoid robots such as Musk has promised have been under development for decades now by such big names as Honda and Boston Dynamics, but a commercial product with profitability has proven elusive.
Many have noted robots have difficulty adapting in real time to unpredictable circumstances. The lead of NASA’s Dexterous Robotics Team, Shaun Azimi, said in an interview, “Self-driving cars weren’t really proved to be as easy as anyone thought. And it’s the same way with humanoid robots to some extent. If something unexpected happens, being flexible and robust to those kinds of changes is very difficult.”
Still others note that Musk’s promises have fallen short in the past. Musk previously promised one million self-driving autonomous taxis by the year 2020 at an “Autonomy” event, however he still has yet to produce a single working model.
More at: https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2022/09/23/elon-musk-promises-working-optimus-robot-at-ai-day/
