Breaking news August 27th at 5pm
If the morning shows the day… Elon Musk recently stated that Tesla It’s not a car company. It’s a robotics company, and the cars are just there to make ends meet until people start spending heavily on bipedal robots.
His first creature was called Optimus and was presented at the recent World Robot Conference in Beijing, where a host of companies showed up with their own robots in tow. Some prepared food, others played instruments, and some even challenged children to board games. Tesla, however, did nothing of the sort, instead leaving Optimus safely locked away behind glass.
“Compared to last year, the number and type of demonstrations at the World Robot Conference have increased significantly,” he said. Wei Caopartner of the robotics investment firm Lanchi Venturesobserving the participation of many students and young people.
According to CNBC, which had a reporter on the showfloor, “It’s unclear why Tesla decided not to do a demo, given the company’s desire to showcase Optimus on social media. It’s easy to assume that the bot simply can’t compete side-by-side with its competitorsbut the answer is not necessarily that simple. The logistics of fairs It’s complicated and it’s entirely possible that organizing a demo wasn’t feasible in time. No comment from Tesla.” (reproduction reserved)