Tesla Optimus

Tesla Optimus, also known as Tesla Bot, is a general-purpose humanoid robot developed by Tesla, Inc. to perform tasks that are unsafe, repetitive, or boring for humans.

Key features:
- Height: 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm)
- Weight: 125 pounds (57 kg)
- Carrying capacity: Up to 45 pounds (20 kg)
- Controlled by Tesla's advanced AI system used in their vehicles
- Designed to handle manufacturing assistance, sorting objects, and other repetitive or dangerous activities
- Generation 2 enhancements include improved hands, faster walking, a slimmer figure, and new capabilities like dancing and cooking

How it works:
Optimus operates using Tesla's advanced AI for vision and planning, supported by efficient use of inference hardware. The robot's software stack enables balance, navigation, perception, and interaction with the physical world. Users interact with Optimus through a combination of pre-programmed tasks and real-time commands, leveraging Tesla's neural networks and autonomy algorithms.

Integrations:
Optimus integrates with Tesla's broader ecosystem, including its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Dojo systems. The FSD chip handles AI inference for real-time decision-making, while the Dojo system provides the computational power needed for training the robot's neural networks.

Use of AI:
Tesla leverages its proprietary AI models and neural networks, which are also used in its autonomous vehicle technology. These models are trained on vast datasets collected from Tesla's fleet of vehicles, enabling the robot to perform complex tasks with high accuracy.

How to access:
Optimus is expected to be available for sale by the end of 2024. It is designed for a wide range of users, including manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and potentially even households. The robot is not open source and will be available as a commercial product.

Tesla Optimus was first announced at Tesla's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day event on August 19, 2021, with a prototype revealed in 2022. Tesla, Inc. was founded on July 1, 2003.