At Tesla's Artificial Intelligence Day, Elon Musk Presented the Humanoid Robot Optimus.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, will unveil his highly anticipated humanoid robot known as "Optimus" on Friday during an event called "AI Day" hosted by the company.

According to the statement made by the billionaire, a company that is based on robots would be worth more money than a company that is based on automobiles. He wants to move beyond the concept of self-driving cars, which is something he has repeatedly promised but has not yet delivered on.

The replica of the robot strode confidently onto the stage and saluted the audience members who were seated there. A video was played in the factory of the automobile manufacturer, which showed the robot moving metal bars, watering plants, and carrying a box.

During the event, which took place at a Tesla office in Palo Alto, California, Musk stated, "Our goal is to make a useful humanoid robot as soon as possible."

"There is still a great deal of work that needs to be done in order to improve Optimus and demonstrate that it is functional."

Musk has stated that contemporary humanoid robots "lack a brain" due to the fact that they do not possess sufficient intelligence to travel around the world on their own. He also mentioned that they are expensive and are only produced in limited quantities.

On the other hand, he stated that Optimus would be a "extremely capable robot" that would be manufactured in the millions and would cost significantly less than a vehicle, coming in at less than $20,000 total.

In addition to that, Musk was anticipated to discuss Tesla's long-awaited technology for self-driving automobiles.

The chief executive officer of the most valuable automobile manufacturer in the world stated in May that the company would be worth "basically nothing" if it did not have fully autonomous vehicles in its product lineup. Additionally, the company is being subjected to an expanding number of regulatory investigations and technological challenges.

Late on Wednesday night, Musk posted a message to his Twitter account stating, "There will be a lot of technical detail and cool hardware demos." He added that the function of the event was to locate prospective engineers. Tesla does not have a spotless record when it comes to live demonstrations.

The majority of launches are met with applause, but in 2019, Elon Musk had an employee throw a steel ball at the armored window of a new electric pickup truck, which caused the window to shatter.

The ability of the robot to adapt when things don't go as planned is the most crucial test that needs to be performed on it.

At Tesla's AI day in August of last year, Elon Musk discussed the company's plans for developing humanoid robots. AI Day was originally scheduled to take place in August of this year, but it was moved to September so that the robot prototype could be tested and production could begin as soon as next year.

As a teaser for when the company would unveil the bot to the general public, Tesla posted a picture on its social media accounts that depicted metal robot hands forming the shape of a heart. However, according to Heni Ben Amor, a professor of robotics at Arizona State University, it is extremely difficult to create hands that look like human hands and are capable of performing a variety of tasks.

Musk claims that Optimus was once responsible for menial tasks that could put him in harm's way, such as transporting components around Tesla factories or tightening a bolt on a vehicle using a wrench. In the Transformers franchise, this was a reference to the strong and selfless leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime.

"There are a great many things that people are able to do with their hands that robots are completely incapable of doing. According to Jonathan Hurst, the chief technology officer at Agility Robotics, a company that manufactures humanoid robots, this aspect of the robot will remain the same regardless of whether it is a robot arm or a humanoid.

Musk has speculated that in the not-too-distant future, domestic robots may be used to perform tasks such as preparing meals, mowing the lawn, providing care for the elderly, and even acting as a "buddy" or sex partner for people.

At the event that will take place on Friday, he will also talk about Tesla's high-speed computer called Dojo, which was demonstrated the previous year and is an essential component of the company's efforts to develop self-driving technology.

Musk has expressed his belief that Tesla will be capable of fully autonomous driving by the end of this year and that a robotaxi that does not have a steering wheel or pedals will be available for mass production by the year 2024.

At a "Autonomy" event in 2019, Musk promised to deliver one million robotaxis by the year 2020; however, he has not yet provided anyone with one.