While some manufacturers are allocating their robots to the most repetitive work in a factory or workshop, Elon Musk He assures that his humanoid robot Optimus aims to be an assistant, in the same style as C-3PO from Star Wars.
A sample was experienced last night, during the event called We, Robot. This was the setting for the presentation of the new versions of the robot from Tesla, Elon Musk’s company.
There you could see several facets of the humanoid, according to the Hipertextual page. They danced, walked, talked with the attendees and you could even see a robot serving drinks as if it were a bartender.
“Optimus can do whatever you say. Being a teacher, taking care of your children, walking the dog, mowing the lawn, being your friend and serving drinks. Anything you can think of, he will do it, the billionaire said in the presentation.
Thus, many people shared videos of the robot. Robert Scoble was one of them and showed in X how the robot works. He pointed out that it is not completely an AI since the robot was controlled by a human in remote assistance.
On the other hand, the comparison with Star Wars is not an exaggeration. It was Elon Musk himself who said that “you can have your own R2-D2 and C-3PO.” This is because its price could be much less than what one of its cars costs.
Optimus would cost between $20,000 and $30,000. He estimates that production costs will have a drastic decrease. For now, the market release date is still far away. It is estimated that the Tesla Bot could arrive after 2026.