The Tesla bot may not be superhuman at this stage, but it is capable of preparing dinner.

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      A week ago, we witnessed Tesla's Optimus robot showcasing some impressive dance moves. This week, you can view it executing a variety of everyday tasks, albeit with remarkable skill — for a humanoid robot.

      In a new video, the so-called "Tesla bot" is commanded using natural language prompts and is seen performing tasks such as disposing of trash, cleaning food debris from a table with a dustpan and brush, tearing a paper towel, stirring a pot of food, and vacuuming the floor, among others.

      While its performance may not revolutionize the humanoid robotics field, it does highlight the steady advancement made by Tesla engineers, with the robot's actions and movements becoming increasingly intricate.

      In a commentary on the recent video, Optimus team leader Milan Kovac shared in a post on X: “One of our goals is to have Optimus learn directly from internet videos showcasing humans performing tasks.” To clarify, this doesn't imply that the robot will watch videos like a human. Rather, it indicates that the robot will extract learning from the extensive data in those videos, including demonstrations of tasks, movements, or behaviors.

      Kovac mentioned that his team recently achieved a “significant breakthrough,” allowing them to transfer “a substantial portion of the learning directly from human videos to the bots (first-person views for now),” which enables them to accelerate the learning process for new tasks compared to relying solely on teleoperated bot data.

      The next step is to enhance Optimus's reliability by having it independently practice tasks — either in real-world scenarios or simulations — utilizing reinforcement learning, a technique that refines actions through trial and error.

      Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has expressed great enthusiasm for Optimus since its initial announcement in 2021, has asserted that “thousands” of these robots could eventually work alongside human employees at Tesla factories, managing “dangerous, repetitive, and boring tasks.”

      The company, more renowned for its electric vehicles than for humanoid robots, is racing against a growing number of tech companies worldwide that are eager to commercialize their humanoid robots for applications in the workplace, at home, or possibly in entirely new human-robot ecosystems not yet conceived.

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      Tesla recently surprised everyone with its Optimus robot prototype.

      The Tesla AI Day 2022 event captivated attendees with an in-depth look at the first Optimus robot prototype. Although a preview featuring robotic hands shaping a heart had been presented during the event announcement, the Tesla bot had remained completely under wraps for over a year. The Optimus prototype, as expected, takes on a humanoid form with roughly human-like dimensions. There were uncertainties about what to anticipate from the Optimus prototype, but considering the limited development time, it was quite impressive.

      Tesla is slated to reveal a working humanoid robot for the first time on September 30.

      Tesla and Elon Musk are expected to unveil an early prototype of the Tesla Bot at the company's AI Day on September 30. The Tesla Bot, also known as Optimus, is designed to perform repetitive or hazardous tasks. Tesla will be the first major customer for these helper robots, as the company plans to deploy them for work in its factories.

      Despite the Alder Lake launch, Intel won't be abandoning DDR4 just yet.

      Although Intel has introduced DDR5 on desktops with the Alder Lake launch, the company will continue to support DDR4 for the foreseeable future. A recent rumor suggests that DDR4 will be compatible with Intel's upcoming 13th-gen Raptor Lake platform, expected to be released in the latter half of 2022. This information comes from the reputable leaker Moore's Law is Dead, known for accurate leaks concerning AMD, Nvidia, and Intel. He claims that the platform will support both DDR4 and DDR5, just like Alder Lake, which is great news for builders upgrading now who are wary of the costs associated with DDR5 kits.