Tesla is still developing the humanoid robot Optimus, but its sales could begin as early as the end of 2025. This was stated by the company's CEO Elon Musk, Reuters reports, according to UNN.
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The publication noted that during a conversation with investors , Elon Musk suggested that the robot would be able to perform tasks at the Tesla factory by the end of this year.
According to Musk, Tesla is in the best position among humanoid robot developers to achieve mass production thanks to the effective work of artificial intelligence directly on the robots themselves.
I believe that Tesla is in the best position among humanoid robot manufacturers to be able to achieve large-scale production with effective findings on the robot itself
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Meanwhile, the publication emphasizes that a number of companies have already relied on humanoid robots to meet potential labor shortages and perform repetitive tasks that can be dangerous or tedious in industries such as logistics, warehousing, retail, and manufacturing.
In particular, such projects have been developed by Japanese Honda and Hyundai Motor Boston Dynamics for several years .
In addition, this year , Figure, a startup backed by Microsoft and Nvidia, signed a partnership agreement with the German automaker BMW to use humanoid robots at its U.S. plant.
Recall
Last year, an engineer was injured "as a result of an attack by a malfunctioning robot" at Tesla's Austin plant in the United States . Then one of the machines designed to move aluminum parts accidentally injured one of the specialists by hitting him with metal "claws".