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(Image: Tesla)When Elon Musk first boasted about Tesla’s upcoming humanoid robot at AI Day 2021, details were fairly limited. We knew Optimus’ basic specs (height, weight, carrying capacity, etc.) but little about its internals, and its stated purpose was simply to perform “dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.” Now we have a …

(Image: Tesla)Like it or not, humanoid robots are here. Optimus, a human-like droid powered by AI, is Elon Musk’s latest project—one he insists will be worth more than Tesla’s current vehicle business.  Musk originally unveiled the concept for Optimus (the nickname for what’s otherwise called Tesla Bot) at the company’s …