Elon Musk’s surprising statement about Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots

One of those most avant-garde and curious announcements that we received within the robotics niche, was that of the robot autonomous humanoid named Optimus manufactured by Teslaand its CEO, Elon Musk, has just offered a series of surprising statements.

Well, during Tesla’s Investor Day, which has just been held, new details about these robots powered by artificial intelligence have been offered.

Tesla CEO, Elon Muskhas indicated during this meeting with investors, that the robot Optimus could “outnumber humans in the future”, something that has caused quite a stir within the technological community.

The executive has revealed that Tesla is making great progress in the development of robots powered by artificial intelligence, and that Optimus robots are designed to handle various tasks, especially within manufacturing and transportation.

Optimus will make human physical labor a voluntary option

Elon Musk promises that Optimus will be as advanced that will make physical labor an optiongiven that these robots could end up doing any type of work that requires effort, something that has also raised a number of concerns.

Because while many people are excited about the release of these robots in the future, others are afraid that Optimus, and other humanoid robots, could revolutionize manufacturing so much that many humans lose their jobs.

However, Musk has clarified that these robots are not going to take jobsbut that they are even going to create it, and that they will be able to work in consonance with human beings: “It is not about replacing people, it is about increasing the capabilities of humans”, he clarifies.

Despite these promises, there is still a long way to go before we can see these humanoid robots in our daily lives.