"Elon Musk just took the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and announced that Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot will be sold to the public by the end of next year. Musk is the master of unrealistic timetables, but this may be the nuttiest one yet. These are humanoid robots that are supposed to be able to do just about any task a human can do."
"Musk, as usual, gave himself an out if the robots don't start rolling off the assembly line in 2027, saying that they'll only be released when Tesla is "confident that it's very high reliability, very high safety and the range of functionality is also very high." He stated that the robots have already begun doing simple tasks in the Tesla factory, but there's no proof of this other than his word."
Tesla announced that Optimus humanoid robots will be sold to the public by the end of next year, claiming they have begun performing simple tasks in a factory setting. Evidence for those claims is lacking, and prior demonstrations may have been remotely piloted. Investors reacted positively to the announcement, driving Tesla stock higher, despite program leadership turnover and prior missed targets. The project aims for broad autonomous functionality across many task categories, but current performance and timelines appear unrealistic and unlikely to achieve reliable, safe, and versatile commercial deployment by 2027.
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