{"id":75698,"date":"2022-10-05T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=75698"},"modified":"2022-10-05T05:39:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T21:39:44","slug":"tesla-built-a-humanoid-and-to-sell-millions-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/tesla-built-a-humanoid-and-to-sell-millions-of-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Built a Humanoid and to Sell Millions of Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Elon Musk announced a while ago that he is building a robot, or rather a humanoid that could serve a purpose inside a house. At that time, it was a vision because there was no robot but a person dressed like a robot. Fast forward to the present, Elon Musk announces a working prototype humanoid, Optimus, to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"75699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/tesla-built-a-humanoid-and-to-sell-millions-of-them\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>However, compared to his vision and the current prototypes (yes, there were two robots), Tesla might need some time to perfect it. Here is what I meant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"75700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/tesla-built-a-humanoid-and-to-sell-millions-of-them\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid-02.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid-02.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid-02.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid-02.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid-02.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid-02.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tesla-robot-optimus-humanoid-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Tesla, the first prototype was built just 6 months after the announcement, and the latest generation is about 1 year later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at the video, the current generation robot is not able to walk on its own. I believe it will be fixed soon. Elon Musk is targeting to sell them in millions at around USD20K. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the video is very technical. Tesla is trying to explain the mechanism of the robot. Here is the video in which <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UXHoWNfjJYM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Verge<\/a> has done a good job in compressing the announcement to less than 12 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elon Musk reveals a humanoid robot at Tesla AI Day 2022\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UXHoWNfjJYM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are comparing it with <a href=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/tag\/atlas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boston Dynamics&#8217; Atlas<\/a>, in my opinion, the most significant difference is that Elon wanted to build an intelligent robot (AI) while Boston Dynamics is focused on the agility side of the robot. And Elon is targeting a robot that is slim and not too robotic. What is your take?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk announced a while ago that he&#8217;s building a robot. 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