Tesla’s first Optimus robot comes alive, Musk says it will cost less than $20,000

At Tesla AI Day, an Optimus prototype walks across stage untethered.  Screenshot by Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Tesla AI Day 2.0 jumped off to an exciting start with Optimus, Tesla’s much anticipated humanoid robot, taking the stage minutes after the event began. The prototype took unsteady steps across the stage as it walked untethered. Tesla CEO Elon… Continue reading Tesla’s first Optimus robot comes alive, Musk says it will cost less than $20,000

Tesla AI Day 2022: How to watch, and our top 5 predictions

[embedded content] Tesla AI Day is an annual event in which Tesla reveals all of its upcoming projects and showcases its latest technology. If you are debating whether or not to tune in, here is what you can expect.  This event is similar to other major tech companies’ annual events, such as Apple’s Far Out event… Continue reading Tesla AI Day 2022: How to watch, and our top 5 predictions

Meet the student-built coupe that cleans the air as it drives

What’s better than a zero-emission electric car? Well, how about a negative emission car that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as it drives?  TU/ecomotive, a student team from TU Eindhoven in The Netherlands, has developed a prototype machine called Zem. It’s a sportily styled coupe, and it’s designed as a truly zero-emission car. Keep… Continue reading Meet the student-built coupe that cleans the air as it drives

Tesla’s robot strategy is inextricably tied to its Autopilot strategy, for better or for worse

Tesla unveiled its first prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot on Friday — an actual robot this time, by the strictest definition, instead of a flesh and blood human clad in a weird suit. The robot performed some basic functions, including walking a little bit and then raising its hands — all for the first time without… Continue reading Tesla’s robot strategy is inextricably tied to its Autopilot strategy, for better or for worse

Tesla’s robot is a real robot now, not just a guy in a suit

Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off its Tesla AI Day 2022 with a quick level set on expectations — “we’ve come a long way” — and then stepped aside to allow the first iteration of its robot walk out onto the stage. The robot wasn’t a human dressed in a robot costume like last year. … Continue reading Tesla’s robot is a real robot now, not just a guy in a suit