Tesla and Google Making Robots Like Us: The New Era of Humanoid AI
Tesla and Google making robots like us is no longer science fiction — it is happening right now. It wasn’t that long ago that the most advanced robots in homes were little more than robotic vacuums, capable of roaming around the floor and sucking up dust and dirt. But thanks to rapid advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, robots are becoming smarter and more human-like. In fact, it’s possible that in the near future your next robot helper could be a humanoid that wanders your home on two legs.
What Tesla and Google Are Building
In 2022, we saw significant progress in the world of robotics. At Tesla’s AI Day, the company revealed the first two working prototypes of its Tesla Bot: a walking humanoid called Optimus, which was built using off-the-shelf parts, and a second, more advanced version of Optimus that the company plans to put into production.
Optimus is powered by Tesla’s self-driving AI, but instead of being designed to navigate roads and understand traffic lights, the AI has been modified to navigate the rest of the world and detect everyday objects and humans.
Speaking at AI Day, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the robot was designed to be an extremely capable in-home helper that could be purchased as a gift for parents. “Optimus is designed to be an extremely capable robot made in very high volume — probably, ultimately, millions of units,
