Elon Could Spell the End of Humankind, Thanks to His Humanoid Army

Elon's Tesla is ready to expand from fleets of electric cars and logistics to humanoid robots

Thousands of humanoid robots are going to be deployed at the Tesla factory and the number of robots will expand to millions across the globe. The Texas-based company has said that it is looking to deploy thousands of robots, called Tesla Bot or Optimus. Initially, Optimus will perform boring or dangerous jobs, including moving parts around its factories. Tesla will unveil a prototype from its project Optimus, an allusion to the powerful and benevolent leader of the Autobots in the Transformer series. The robot business eventually may be worth more than Tesla's car revenue.

Tesla is arguably the world's biggest robotics company because our cars are like semi-sentient robots on wheels. Tesla faces skepticism that it can show technological advances that would justify the expense of general-purpose robots in factories, homes, and elsewhere. Thousands of humanoid robots are going to be deployed at the Tesla factory and the number of robots will expand to millions across the globe. Humanoid robots have human characteristics, and these resemble humans in, both, behavior and appearance. Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus, will be initially used in manufacturing and logistics for boring and repetitive work. The concept was unveiled by the company during its inaugural AI day and is prepared for release.

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Humanoid robots have advantages like carrying loads, greater efficiency, high accuracy, and accomplishing work in less time. Musk's robots may be able to demonstrate basic capabilities at the event, but it would be hard for them to impress public expectations of robots that are as capable as humans. Tesla can leverage its expertise in AI and key components to develop and produce smart, yet less expensive, humanoid robots at scale.

Humanoid robots can be used for practical purposes including interacting with humans, experimental analysis, automation of production processes, and other purposes. The robot business eventually may be worth more than Tesla's car revenue. The robots would perform unsafe, repetitive, and boring activities. Many automakers, including Japan's Honda, have tried to build humanoid robots, but none have been commercialized.

Musk said that Optimus is built using the same sensors and chipsets as Tesla's self-driving automobiles. It is five feet inches tall and features a screen with relevant information. It weighs 125 pounds, can lift 150 pounds, and can carry 45 pounds. The company hopes to go beyond logistics this time. Musk sees robots being used in homes, as buddy or catgirl sex partners.

Elon Musk firmly believes that the company will eventually extend far beyond producing self-driving electric cars, and the robot industry may be worth more than Tesla's automobile. Tesla did not respond to Reuters' request for comments, but Musk in the past proved skeptics wrong, jump-starting the electric car market and building a rocket company, SpaceX. Musk's robots may be able to demonstrate basic capabilities at the event, but it would be hard for them to impress public expectations of robots that are as capable as humans.