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Tesla Bot can now safely go and pick things up

17/5/2023

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A new video shows Tesla bots walking together at a leisurely pace for the first time. The humanoid robot is now also better at picking things up.

During yesterday's shareholder meeting, Elon Musk presented an update on the Tesla Bot - also known as Optimus. In a new video, the robot can be seen for the first time moving slowly on safe ground and being trained for more complex tasks. Although the first steps were presented live seven months ago, it looked far less mature at the time. There were no more than a few forward steps on stage. That has obviously changed now.

Together, the bots walk at a leisurely pace. The sensitivity of the motor torque control is then demonstrated with an egg. Tesla also shows how artificial intelligence (AI) recognises its surroundings. For more complex everyday tasks, such as picking up objects, a human trains the AI - with special gloves and lots of electronics on its head. The robot already seems to be able to tidy up a table on its own. It sorts things into two small containers.

In the not-too-distant future, the robots will take the rubbish to the front of the house for us and throw it in the right bin. At some point, the robot will go on sale for less than 20,000 US dollars. According to Musk, this could be as early as 2027.

Cover image: YouTube screenshot, Martin Jud

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