Musk: Tesla is focusing on humanoid robots this year

On January 27, according to Phoenix Technology, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told investors on Wednesday that the Optimus humanoid robot is Tesla's most important job this year. Last year, he rehearsed the impressive product to mimic human dancing on stage.

Musk said developing humanoid robots (codename: Optimus) is Tesla's most important job of the year, which will help solve the labor shortage problem, and will first be applied to projects at Tesla factories, "Over time, Optimus may become more important than the car business." ”

It is worth mentioning that Musk also said that there will be no new models launched this year, but Tesla will achieve full self-driving this year. The Cybertruck electric pickup, as well as the Roadster sports car, will be postponed until 2023, while Tesla vehicle deliveries are expected to easily grow by more than 50 percent this year.

It is reported that in the Tesla AI day, Musk announced the Tesla "humanoid robot", about 1.75 meters tall, weighing 56 kilograms, made of "lightweight materials", looking smoother than human skin. Musk introduced that the robot shares the AI system of Tesla Motors, and Musk believes that it makes sense to put the supercomputer that helps train cars to navigate the streets of cities without human help.

At the same time, the robot's face has a screen that displays specific information. It also has hands at the level of human activity, and the limbs are controlled by 40 electromechanical actuators. Both feet are able to sense and respond for balanced and agile movements, and can run at speeds up to 8 km/h. Self-driving cameras will essentially act as a vision system for Tesla robots, while fully autonomous driving computers will serve as internal organs of the robots.

Musk has said: "Tesla robot' prototype should be launched in 2022, and its presence will eliminate those dangerous, repetitive and boring tasks." Tesla is arguably the world's largest robotics company, and the essence of our cars is robots with wheels. ”

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