Tesla claims to have two Optimus robots working autonomously in a factory and could release them for sale as early as next year.
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CEO Elon Musk recently said that the Tesla Optimus could go on sale as early as next year.
Musk has previously said he expects the Tesla Optimus to cost “less than half of a car” – that is, close to US$25,000.
If there's one good thing about this compensation package mess going on right now, it's that it almost seems like Tesla has a PR department again.
Sure, its raison d'être is almost entirely about trying to get Elon Musk to take back his $55 billion compensation package, but at least they provide more insight into Tesla in the process.
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Tesla has sent out more communications than ever in recent months, and they are almost entirely along the lines of “Elon is the best CEO of all time, and Tesla would have done very little without him.”
In its latest tweet, Tesla's official account lists the company's successes "under the leadership of Elon Musk" since 2018, when the compensation package was approved by shareholders — though it was later overturned by a judge after it was found that Tesla's board misled investors:
“Listing our achievements from 2018 – under the leadership of @elonmusk“
2018
- Achieved production of 5k Model 3/week
- Model 3 becomes the most commercially successful EV in the US
- Giga Nevada reaches annual battery production capacity of 20 GWh
- Navigate on Autopilot launched
- The Model 3 becomes the most commercially successful…
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2024
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- Two Tesla Optimus robots were developed that perform tasks in the factory autonomously.
We already knew about all of this except for the last thing mentioned.
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Tesla has been releasing a lot of information and videos about Optimus lately, but the latest report indicated that the company was still training the robots using virtual reality and remote control.
They would perform useful tasks in a laboratory environment, but based on human input, like a puppet.
But now Tesla claims that robots are operating autonomously in a factory, which would be a big step. The automaker had previously said that was the goal by the end of the year.
Source: electrek
