Tesla Bot Feasibility

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? This post goes into what might be used to create such a robot and the current state of each technology.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/blog/show/tesla-bot-feasibility

Just under two years in and a nice new video of a prototype walking around the lab:
Source: Tesla’s Optimus robot takes stroll around lab in new video | Lifestyle | Independent TV