Tesla CEO Elon Musk has teased new progress on the corporate’s humanoid robotic, Optimus. In a short publish on X, Musk shared that he had an “glorious overview” with the Tesla Optimus crew. He additionally confirmed that Optimus V3 is already utilizing Grok voice assistant in a later reply.
Musk’s current posts recommend that the event of Tesla’s humanoid robotic is advancing steadily behind the scenes.
Grok Already Built-in
Musk’s current feedback about Optimus had been shared on social media platform X. Initially, Musk posted that Optimus V3 can be (chef’s kiss), and that he simply had a wonderful overview with the humanoid robotic’s crew. Contemplating Musk’s publish, it was no shock that some Tesla followers requested if Optimus would be capable of discuss utilizing Grok, xAI’s massive language mannequin. Musk confirmed that Optimus “already does.”
Grok’s integration with Optimus might enable the robotic to work together extra naturally with its setting and customers. Tesla beforehand famous that Optimus will depend on the identical neural networks powering its Autopilot and FSD techniques. The addition of Grok might then make Optimus much more user-friendly for normal shoppers.
Nearer to Manufacturing
The present iteration of Optimus options Tesla-designed actuators, improved limb management, and extra human-like proportions. Latest demo movies launched by the corporate confirmed Optimus models strolling unassistedbalancing in place, and dealing in Tesla factories, amongst different duties. Musk has additionally highlighted that Optimus would have upgraded palms with 22 levels of freedom, near a human hand.
Musk famous throughout the firm’s Q1 2025 All Arms assembly that Tesla might be able to produce round 5,000 models this 12 months. “This 12 months, we hopefully will be capable of make about 5,000 Optimus robots. We’re technically aiming for sufficient components to make 10,000, perhaps 12,000, however because it’s a very new product with a very new, like the whole lot is completely new, I’ll say we’re succeeding if we get to half go the ten,000. However even 5,000 robots, that’s the dimensions of a Roman legion, FYI,” Musk mentioned throughout the assembly.
