Until recently, the commercialization of humanoid robots seemed merely fictitious. Although, This is already a technological and economic reality. O Optimus, Tesla Bot human replica, can now be found in stores across North America, especially in units in the United States.
Despite this fact, robots are not yet ready for mass commercialization. Although, this is an important step. The robot was developed with the function of replacing workers in car factories, focusing on the assembly line activities of these vehicles.
The machine can reproduce human movements, going, manipulating objects and performing other repetitive and complex tasks.
Exhibition in China
Recently, the robot had already been displayed in Tesla stores located in China. The company's objective was precisely to impact customers and increase the sale of electric cars. Optimus turned out to be a high performer among Chinese automaker retail stores.
Like this, the robot was a success in Chinese territory, home country of one of Tesla's main electric car manufacturers, and WORLD. In this way, Tesla's automotive chief, Tom Zhu, decided to take the product to Western stores to relocate the United States as the first position in global sales.
The Tesla Bot project was announced by tycoon Elon Musk's company in 2021, during the AI Day event. On the occasion, a human pretended to be a humanoid robot by dancing imitating robotic movements. Then, in May of this year, prototypes that could walk and pick up things were presented.
Even more refined replicas
Sources linked to Tesla claim that the company's objective is to improve its Optimus line. In this way, the proposal is to expand the robot’s capabilities, going beyond car factories. The company's CEO, Elon Musk, has already stated that, not future, This will be the product responsible for most of Tesla's long-term value.
