Tesla boss Elon Musk presents humanoid robot Optimus – BBC

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Tesla CEO Elon musk exhibits off Optimus humanoid robotic prototype
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has introduced the newest prototype of a humanoid robotic being developed by his Tesla electrical automotive firm.
Optimus appeared on stage at a Silicon Valley occasion, the place it waved to the viewers and raised its knees.
The CEO stated the robotic was work-in-progress however may very well be on sale to the general public in a couple of years' time.
Tesla's mass-market robots will probably be examined by working jobs within the automotive factories, firm engineers say.
The prototype was wheeled on stage throughout an annual Tesla AI [artificial intelligence] Day presentation.
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Individuals have been proven a video of Optimus performing easy duties, corresponding to watering crops, carrying bins and lifting metallic bars.
Mr Musk stated the robots could be produced en masse, at a value decrease than $20,000 (£17,900), and be obtainable in three to 5 years.
The Tesla boss spoke of "a way forward for abundance" forward.
"It truly is a basic transformation of civilization as we all know it," he continued.
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Buyers and monetary analysts have expressed scepticism that Tesla will flip to robotics, advising it to focus, as a substitute, on tasks nearer to Tesla's core enterprise of electrical automobiles.
However Mr Musk stated he wished to unravel one of many hardest issues synthetic intelligence: methods to make a machine that may substitute a human.
The entrepreneur, who as soon as warned of synthetic intelligence being a menace to humanity, stated that Tesla wished to verify the transition to a society wherein robots did the work and folks reaped the advantages was a protected one.
"We all the time wish to watch out we don't go down the Terminator path," he cautioned, referring to a blockbuster movie a couple of killer cyborg.
He added that Tesla was constructing in safeguards, together with a cease button that might not be be tampered with.
Mr Musk contended that shareholders would decide if the publicly traded firm was socially accountable.
Tesla's AI Day is aimed toward recruiting and showcasing newest merchandise.
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