Elon Musk claims that 'A Future of Abundance' Will Be Paved by His AI Robot.

Musk said at Tesla's AI Day that his robots will be able to do a lot of different things.

At Tesla's second-annual A.I. Day event last week, Elon Musk gave the world a first look at Optimus, the company's AI-powered "humanoid" robot. The robot, in contrast to a Tesla car, moved very slowly.

The prototype robot, which was referred to as "Bumble C," emerged from behind a video screen, moved slowly across the stage, waved to the audience, and made a brief "raise-the-roof" motion with its arms before walking back offstage. The prototype was clearly a work in progress, with exposed wires and blinking hardware, in contrast to the proposed version that Musk admitted was just a man in a costume and was displayed at the 2021 AI Day event. However, Musk suggested that Tesla's team had only begun to explore the robot's potential.

"We just didn't want it to fall on its face," Musk stated. "The robot can do a lot more than what we just showed you." In addition, he stated that the demonstration marked the first time Bumble C had walked without a crane or other external power source.

Musk's ambition is clear, even though the project is still in its early stages. He asserts that the robot will eventually be able to carry out a wide range of human activities, such as basic housework and factory work, and that its anticipated cost will be less than $20,000

Musk claims that the brain of Optimus is unique because it is powered by the same artificial intelligence (A.I.) technology that powers Tesla's self-driving car program. Boston Dynamics and other robotics companies may have more impressive physical examples of what their humanoid robots can do. Thanks to this technology, the robot can recognize and label various objects, understand the space it occupies, and manipulate real-world objects like picking up and moving boxes.

According to Musk, there is theoretically no limit to the size of an economy if there is an infinite supply of labor, so the Optimus bot could have a transformative effect on the global economy. Musk asserts, referring to the robotic workforce, that "a future of abundance where there is no poverty, where you can have whatever you want, in terms of products and services."