Tesla Bot, code name “Optimus”
On August 19, 2021, Elon Musk announced that Tesla would be creating a humanoid robot within around a year. From a technical standpoint, just how feasible is this? Is a robot with these specs possible given today’s technology? How much of their automotive technology will be reused? Will they share the same materials and electronics? Can Tesla address the knowledge transfer needed between other parts of the company (battery research, materials research, AI) and overcome red tape? This post goes into what might be used to create such a robot and the current state of each technology. Why don’t we have capable humanoid robots yet? There are quite a few obstacles with the current state of robotics and the more important ones include:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/index.php/blog/show/tesla-bot-feasibility