Ready for a robotic revolution? 🤖 Elon Musk just revealed that Tesla's humanoid robots, dubbed Optimus, are set to start working in Tesla factories next year! 🚀 If all goes to plan, we could see these mechanical marvels hitting the broader market by 2026.
In a buzz-worthy social media update, Musk shared that Optimus will begin tackling factory tasks later this year. Imagine robots assembling cars alongside humans—that’s some sci-fi stuff coming to life! 😱
Tesla isn't alone in this robotic race. Big names like Honda and Hyundai's Boston Dynamics have been cooking up humanoid robots too, aiming to help industries deal with labor shortages and handle those boring or dangerous jobs in logistics and manufacturing.
But here's the twist: Musk has made bold predictions before. Remember when he said we'd have \\"robotaxi\\" autonomous cars by 2020? Well, that got postponed, and last week he mentioned a big design change is causing more delays. Fingers crossed Optimus stays on track! 🤞
The first-gen Optimus, known as Bumblebee, made its debut in September 2022. This year, Tesla dropped a video showing a second-gen robot folding a T-shirt at their facility. Fashion robots, anyone? 👕🤖
Lately, Musk has been all-in on artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, robotaxis, and, of course, robots like Optimus. With the demand for electric vehicles slowing down (even though they make up over 80% of Tesla's quarterly revenue), it looks like Tesla is gearing up to diversify its tech game. 🎮
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Musk says Tesla to launch humanoid robots for internal use in 2025
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