Elon Musk releases brand-new footage of his Optimus bot… doing yoga
Published on Sep 25, 2023 at 12:37 PM (UTC+4)
by Kate Bain
Last updated on Sep 26, 2023 at 8:49 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
Tesla has just released brand-new footage of its humanoid robot autonomously sorting objects and doing yoga.
In the video, we can see Optimus sorting blocks according to their colors before going on to do a series of bizarre-looking stretches.
While it’s obviously made leaps and bounds since first unveiled at Tesla AI Day in 2022, Elon Musk had an ulterior motive for posting the video.
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Alongside the footage, Tesla called for new recruits to help to develop the bot, even directing people to its AI department.
So, the company clearly knows it’s got a long way to go if it wants to compete on the main stage.
Currently, there’s a list of humanoid robots that are already quite advanced, including Ameca by Engineered Arts, which can hold full conversations with humans.
But in true Musk fashion, the billionaire claims Optimus will be the most advanced of its kind.
“It’ll be a fundamental transformation for civilization as we know it,” Musk said.
That’s ambitious considering where the bot started.
You can watch the footage here!
When Tesla first announced plans to launch a Tesla bot, many didn’t really take it seriously.
That was largely in part due to the presentation starting with an actual human pretending to be a humanoid robot and performing robot moves and dance routines.
Since then, Musk has made it clear he’s incredibly serious about the project, drip-feeding us with new footage of Optimus performing increasingly progressive tasks.
The Tesla bot was reportedly built to have the same AI software and sensors used in Tesla’s autopilot system.
It also runs on a Tesla chip, and has Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity.
When speaking at the AI Day event, Musk said the robot would be priced around $200,000.
But there’s no word on when it will be available to buy.
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Kate is Lead Editor, overseeing coverage across automotive, tech, and lifestyle content on the site. She has more than 10 years’ experience as a journalist and news editor, having worked across a range of major publications including News Corp, Daily Mail Australia, and Sky News. Kate holds a Bachelor of Business Management from University of Queensland and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from Queensland University of Technology. She has been with Supercar Blondie since 2020 and played a key role in establishing supercarblondie.com as a leading automotive news destination.
