Tesla unveils Optimus Gen 2: its next generation humanoid robot

Electrek ^ | 12 12 2023 | Fred Lambert

[yesthatjallen]

Tesla has unveiled “Optimus Gen 2”, a new generation of its humanoid robot that should be able to take over repetitive tasks from humans.

Optimus, also known as Tesla Bot, has not been taken seriously by many outside of the more hardcore Tesla fans, and for good reason.

When it was first announced, it seemed to be a half-baked idea from CEO Elon Musk with a dancer disguised as a robot for visual aid. It also didn’t help that the demo at Tesla AI Day last year was less than impressive.

At the time, Tesla had a very early prototype that didn’t look like much. It was barely able to walk around and wave at the crowd. That was about it.

SNIP

[Jonty30]

Amen.

[frank ballenger]

Photo caption:

You put your right foot in
You take your right foot out
You take your right foot in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about

[frank ballenger]

The robots have expressed highly favorable attitudes toward buying and driving Tesla EVs.

[RoosterRedux]

Est. $20K.

[SaveFerris]

She only made it until about age 56 - IIRC

[SaveFerris]

Oh, and she was definitely a pretty gal in that movie - I saw it on TV about 30 years ago

[SaveFerris]

I wonder if he likes Westerns? Acid to the face usually works.

[Adder]

So wait...do these burst into flame too?

[Qwapisking]

this one is Optimus “not ready for Prime time”.

[Qwapisking]

having already seen “big and bulky” from tesla, the Lizzo model will come before the Darryl Hanna model.

[maddog55]

Yep... They’d be like a Roomba. Work for 30 minutes then stand in a charging station for 23hrs.

[Boomer]

Well, not that expensive compared to human wages over a year.

[RoosterRedux]

Yep.

I asked MS Copilot (AI) to comment on this matter and here's what it said:

Even if robots like Tesla Optimus were initially expensive (say $50-100K), they could be leased to reduce their operating costs. Once they are mass-produced, the costs will come down dramatically.

As an aside, according to machine-leasing.com, Tesla Optimus is a state-of-the-art humanoid robot that can perform a wide range of tasks and assist humans in various domains of life. It is designed to resemble a human in height, making it suitable for tasks in human environments and allowing it to interact easily with people. The robot is equipped with advanced artificial intelligence and can connect to the internet via Wi-Fi or LTE, enabling remote access, updates, and communication with other devices and systems.

Customers can lease Tesla Optimus at special rates on machine-leasing.com.

As for software, according to Visual Capitalist, the amount of computation power used to train an AI model has been growing exponentially.

[RoosterRedux]

So wait...do these burst into flame too?

Only during romantic activities.

[Sirius Lee]

They’d be like a Roomba. Work for 30 minutes then stand in a charging station for 23hrs.

I used to work with a couple of people like that.

[bert]

but...... in 30 minutes the job was done

[Hot Tabasco]

Pretty impressive. Eventually robots will replace all production workers in the auto plants, leaving only maintenance personnel.

[dfwgator]

Idle hands are the Devil’s Workshop.

[PJ-Comix]

building a fully functioning robot isn’t the problem, it’s the power source...

Just use one of the many millions of EV car batteries just sitting unused inside of unpurchased EVs rusting away at car lots across the country.

[Chode]

yup