Elon Musk has no idea what the end goal is for Optimus
“I’m not sure where it ends up,” said Elon Musk in response to a user who asked about Optimus’ end goal at Tesla AI Day 2022. “Some place interesting for sure.” Tesla is sinking millions of dollars in the development of robots, yet the reality is that the company is uncertain about the eventual outcome. Tesla is essentially placing a bet that humanoid robots will be useful, but it’s unclear what use they will really have. At Tesla’s 2022 AI Day, Musk said Optimus would cost less than $20,000.
