The Associated Press wrote that the first prototype of Optimus, the humanoid robot introduced by Tesla, walked “slowly and clumsily” on stage. Then he turned and waved to the cheering crowd at the company’s AI event.
Tesla robot Optimus introduced: Here are its capabilities and price
Associated Press columnists Tom Crusher and Matt O’Brien describe CEO Elon Musk’s humanoid robot that will change the world, with its bare wires and electronics, the basic tasks of the robot, and the next-gen version (at 4:27 seconds in the video) then brought to the stage by the three men. They said it was far from their vision.
The Tesla CEO told the audience that the robot could do much more than what he saw on Friday. However, experts were skeptical of the businessman’s claim. They noted that Musk offered little evidence that Optimus was more intelligent than robots developed by other companies and researchers.
a complete scam
That’s why the show didn’t impress artificial intelligence researcher Philip Piekniewski, who wrote that it was “a complete hoax.” He said it would be “good” to see the robot crash and test how it would work, because “this thing will go down a lot in the future.”
Robotics expert Cynthia Yeung said on social media, “None of this is cutting edge.” he wrote, “Get a few PhDs and attend some robotics conferences.” made a suggestion. Yeng also questioned why Tesla chose a human hand with five fingers for his robot, noting that there is a reason warehouse robots developed by start-up companies use two- or three-fingered grip systems or vacuum devices.
Musk stated that Tesla’s goal is to produce “highly capable” robots in large volumes – perhaps millions of units – for less than $20,000, comparable to the cost of a conventional car.
Far from humanoid robot vision
But robotics experts are skeptical that Tesla is close to creating legions of human-like home robots that can do the “useful jobs” Musk wants—such as cooking, mowing the lawn, or keeping an eye on an aging grandmother.
“When you’re trying to develop an affordable and useful robot, a humanoid shape and size isn’t the best option,” Tom Ryden, executive director of nonprofit startup Mass Robotics, told the Associated Press in an interview.
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