Elon Musk has unveiled a prototype of Tesla鈥檚 humanoid robot Optimus, which he plans to mass produce sell for under 拢18,000 within the next three to five years.
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According to an article on , the debut of the prototype robot forms part of Mr Musk鈥檚 bid to position Tesla as a leader in fields such as artificial intelligence and not just a company that makes 鈥渃ool cars鈥�.
On Friday, a test robot turned and waved to a crowd, who cheered as it walked towards them.
The company also showed a video of it doing simple tasks, showcasing its practical abilities.
But a more streamlined current model, which Mr Musk dubbed 鈥極ptimus鈥� was wheeled out to the audience to show a closer prototype to what he hoped to put into production.
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As part of his speech, he remarked: 鈥淭here鈥檚 still a lot of work to be done to refine Optimus and prove it.鈥�
But he went on: 鈥淚 think Optimus is going to be incredible in five or 10 years, like mind-blowing.鈥�
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Musk said existing humanoid robots were 鈥渕issing a brain鈥� and the ability to solve problems on their own, signalling that Tesla鈥檚 AI would be more independent, calling Optimus an听鈥渆xtremely capable robot鈥�.
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