It has appeared in Tesla showrooms, in manufacturing plants and also caught up with Kim Kardashian.
But Elon Musk’s vision for his humanoid Optimus is even bigger.
Since it first debuted at a Tesla showcase in 2022, the Tech Billionaire has introduced the Droid into the homes and lives of people around the world.
Along with self-driving robotaxis and cybertrucks, Musk believes that Tesla’s robots will establish a path in the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape.
And investors who signed his Thursday’s $1TN (£760bn) Pay Package appears to agree.
One of the many tasks Musk must complete to get his whopping pay deal is to deliver a million AI Bots over the next decade.
But is Tesla’s big bet on humanoid robots rooted in science fiction or reality?
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A report released by Morgan Stanley on Friday predicted that Apple, which is reportedly looking at robots, could earn $133bn a year from 2040.
Foxconn reported To deploy it in the NVIDIA factory in Texas.
The idea of Advanced Ai inside a human shell is a surprisingly powerful combination of theory. This will allow Tech to interact with the physical world around it – and yes that includes us.
While many companies are looking to develop human robots for factory and industrial use – such as the UK’s Robotics Firm Tech – some are already looking to bring the Tech into homes.
The well-announced Neo from Tech Firm 1x, set to launch in 2026, can perform menial tasks such as putting away the dishes and getting you things.
It will cost $20,000 but it comes with a caveat – The WSJ reported it was actually controlled by someone wearing a phase of reality..
Forrester Analyst Brian Hopkins said that falling costs of components, combined with advances in Robot Dexterity and AI, are helping to create different conditions.
“From warehouses and restaurants to care and restaurants to care and security, new use cases are gaining momentum,” he wrote in a blog post.
“If current trajectories hold, humanoid robots will disrupt many body service industries by 2030.”
Musk used to told the investors His robots have “the potential to be more important than the car business, over time”.
He went a step further after approving his Pay Package deal on Thursday, saying he believed it could be “the biggest product of all time, bigger than cell phones, bigger”.
He also suggested that it could boost Tesla’s AI ambitions – especially in the foray into artificial intelligence systems.
“Tesla AI can play a role in AGI, given that it is trained against the outside world, especially with the arrival of Optimus,” He wrote x in 2022.
Elsewhere in the space, Hynraulic of Boston Dynamics of Boston Dynamicic has earned millions on YouTube with gymnastics and dance moves.
Viral videos of its jumps, its bounds, somersaults and backflips show the advances in robotics over the years – with today’s scientists augmenting their systems with more complex tasks.
When it is Retired last yearit has been replaced by a more recent one, completely said by the developers of the electric Model that can control the metal frame in more ways.
But many of the Roboticists the BBC has told over the years have rolled their eyes about tech firms molding robots like humans.
Practically, there is little reason for robots with legs.
The mechanics and hardware involved in making machine legs are incredibly powerful.
As one scientist put it – “wheels are more efficient”.
And don’t get them started on why a robot shouldn’t have a head.
However, humanoids have long been a human fascination – and something that can be seen in SCI-FI for decades.
You only have to look at the legacy of characters like Star Wars’ C-3PO’s Bender or Terminama to see how comfortable something like us is.
Back in reality, humanoid machines are often less polished and more gimmicky, clumsy and buggy than their fictional counterparts.
But that appears to change the likes of Optimus and Sedeo droids closer to life living in an untamed valley.
Tesla’s Droid shows more public settings like later – Serving Burgers and Popcorn to Customers at the Company’s Hollywood Diner.
Sam Altman, boss of chatgpt-maner Openai, said in May that he doesn’t think the world is ready for people, while simultaneously describing it as a future era.
There is no love lost between him and Elon Musk but on this occasion they seem to be on the same page as robots continue – and the influence of its influence.