Los Angeles, USA /
Elon Musk presented this Thursday in Los Angeles to Optimus, the butler robot of the future; He assured that it will be for sale in the short term with a price of between 20 thousand and 30 thousand dollars per unit, that is, approximately 582 thousand pesos.
“It will probably cost less than a car. That’s my long-term prediction,” Elon Musk said excitedly at the event, after Optimo is a project that has been in the works for years.
He explained that Optumus Not only was it designed to be basic tasks, “will be able to do anythingfrom being a teacher to babysitting, mowing the lawn, shopping or just being their friend or making drinks.
“Optimus can do whatever you say,” he added.
During the event “We, robots”, which was carried out in Warner Brothers studios near Los Angeles, Optimus He demonstrated his skills: he prepared drinks adorned with cowboy hats, and he also danced in a cage to the rhythm of the event’s disco music.
Tesla presents Cybercab
In addition to Optimus, Elon Musk introduced to Cybercab, Tesla’s driverless taxiwhich the businessman foresees will begin to be produced in 2026 and with a price of less than $20,000.
Musk added that the Cybercab will revolutionize transportation of people because its cost per kilometer will be 20 cents, one fifth of that of a public bus.
“It’s going to be incredible,” declared the businessman who arrived at the vehicle’s presentation as a passenger in a Cybercab after navigating the streets of the Warner Bros. studios in Los Angeles without a driver.
Musk explained that the vehicle, a sleek silver two-door automobile whose batteries are recharged by induction instead of connecting with a plug, it does not have a steering wheel or acceleration or braking pedals.
“It will save lives, many, and prevent injuries,” he said to shouts of approval from the audience who attended the event by invitation.
The businessman assured that autonomous vehicles will be 10 times safer than human-driven cars.
And he insisted that The Cybercab robotaxi will begin to be produced by Tesla in 2026, “Let’s say before 2027,” he pointed out, although he also acknowledged that in the past he had been “optimistic” about the marketing dates of his products.
After the presentation, Tesla made 50 driverless vehicles available to the publicbetween units of Cybercab and the cars that Tesla already sells such as Model 3 and Model Y, so that they could test them and feel “what cities will be in the future.”
During the event, Tesla also showed off the prototype of an autonomous bus capable of transporting 20 people.
​With information from EFE
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