Tesla boss Elon Musk has shared a new video showing the automaker’s Optimus robot catching a tennis ball. “Optimus will be like having your own personal C-3PO & RD-D2 [sic],” Musk commented in the post, suggesting, like many roboticists over the years, that we might one day be able to have a humanoid robot buddy. … Read more
At the 8th Future Investment Initiative, Tesla CEO Elon Musk projected a groundbreaking future for his company, estimating that Tesla’s anticipated robotaxi business could elevate its valuation to $5 trillion. However, Musk believes that Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot could push the company’s value even further, potentially reaching an astonishing $25 trillion by 2040. Tesla’s $25 … Read more
Tesla’s Robovan may operate autonomously, but according to one sci-fi director, Elon Musk does not. Last week Musk presented Tesla’s latest prototypes for its autonomous electric bus, the self-driving Cybercab and robotic humanoid Optimus, aka Tesla bot. But the executive’s purported state-of-the-art designs bear a striking resemblance to those from a sci-fi film released two … Read more
Tesla used humans to remotely control some capabilities of its Optimus robot prototypes at a recent event designed to generate investor enthusiasm for forthcoming products, according to people familiar with the matter. Employees stationed elsewhere oversaw many of the interactions between the humanoid machines and attendees of last week’s “We, Robot” showcase near Los Angeles, … Read more
Chinese netizens and industry insiders closely followed Tesla’s much-anticipated “We, Robot” event on Thursday night US time, with mixed feedback given that China is already offering robotaxi services ahead of Elon Musk’s plans. Tesla live-streamed the event across almost every major Chinese social media platform, including WeChat Channels, Douyin, Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, and Bilibili. It … Read more
“We have made some breakthroughs … in product research and development in the past year, and we’re now at the forefront of the industry,” 31-year-old Peng declared at the online video launch of the company’s new-generation humanoid robots. Backed by venture capital firm HongShan, Agibot on Sunday introduced five models of wheeled and biped humanoid … Read more
2024 Annual Stockholder Meeting Tesla chief Elon Musk has shared new footage of the company’s humanoid Optimus robot, along with an update on how development of the robot is progressing. The video (above), which was shown during Tesla’s annual stockholder meeting on Thursday, shows Optimus walking at a steady pace and performing a task autonomously … Read more
