At the artificial intelligence event on Friday, the company showed off two early prototypes of its robot, which is supposed to take care of boring tasks.
Considering how far ahead the competition is, the company's performance on stage was not impressive.
The first robot, a "rough development" model, awkwardly shuffled onto the stage with its wires and electronics exposed
"We didn't want it to fall on its face, so we had to carry it onstage," Musk said of the next- generation version.
Compared to its competitors, the demos were of a very early stage product.
Boston Dynamics' Atlas is a robot that can backflip off a platform and do parkour.
After watching that robotic wizardry, take a look at the attempt byTesla. It would be an impressive student project, but for now, it looks like something you would buy on the internet.
That doesn't make the car company's flashy event last week particularly impressive, even though they have come a long way.
Critics pointed out the weaknesses of Optimus. The demo was cringeworthy. It's complete and utter scam.
Cynthia Yeung said that none of this is cutting edge. You should hire some PhDs and go to some robotic conferences.
Others didn't criticize the company.
I don't know if I'm blown away. The professor at Florida State University wrote that no. Is it a laughing matter? No, that's right.
The robot is likely to shift its balance from one foot to the next in a semi-crouched position due to the decades old walking method.
"They are very similar in concept to Honda's Asimo robots, the development of which is now abandoned," Will Jackson, CEO of the company behind that robot with eerily human facial expressions, said. The design is heavy built, clumsy and power inefficient and the only redeeming feature is a clutch mechanism.
Neuralink showed off a monkey playing a game of ping pong with its mind, which experts said was outdated and not new.
It doesn't help that Musk likes hyperbole. He offered up numbers on Friday that were hard to believe.
Within three years, probably not more than five years, a production-ready Optimus will go on sale, according to the billionaire.
The company has come a long way since having a dancer in a spandex suit dress as a robot on stage.
We'll believe it when we see it, given Musk's poor track record when it comes to predicting things.
The experts had their say on the much-hypedTeslaBot.
The Autopilot team was assigned to the Humanoid robot.
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