Tesla To Use Humanoid Robots From Next Year, Says Elon Musk(representational image@Pixabay)
Elon Musk said his electric car making company Tesla will start producing and using humanoid robots from next year. He said the robots will be first used by Tesla, and will start making them to sell in 2026.
The tech billionaire had earlier said he expected the robot called as Optimus to be ready for use in Tesla factories by the end of 2024.
Apart from Tesla, other firms including Honda and Boston Dynamics have also been developing their own humanoid robots.
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Taking to his social media platform X, Musk said, “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, hopefully, high production for other companies in 2026”.
He has earlier said that Tesla aimed for the robots to be mass produced and cost less than $20,000 (£17,900) each.
Elon Musk is known for setting ambitious timelines for his companies which he did not always met. In 2019, he said he felt “very confident” that Tesla would have self-driving taxis on the road by 2017. It did not happen that year. Earlier this year, he said that the long-awaited robotaxi would be unveiled on August 8th.
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However, last week, he confirmed a report that said the event would be delayed. He did not specify the new date but said he had requested a change to the front of the vehicle. “The extra time allows us to show off a few other things,” he wrote. His remarks came after Bloomberg News reported that the event had been delayed to October.
The tech giant have been increasingly focusing on technologies such as artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and robots at a time of slowing demand for electric vehicles.
