Elon Musk says Tesla's Optimus robot is wrong form factor for a robot

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Elon Musk says Tesla's Optimus robot is wrong form factor for a robot

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. TSLA, has weighed in on whether or not the automaker's Optimus robot is correct.

What Happened: Musk s comments came on Twitter and in response to a thread with Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest analyst Brett Winton.

The Berkeley-based techie Mike Olson tweeted, Humanoid is the wrong form factor for a robot. In response, Winton said that you guarantee backward compatibility with the existing built world by speculating to human shape and size. The successful proliferation of transformative technology is dependent on backward compatibility with the existing infrastructure. Musk agreed with Winton and said exactly. How do I buy Tesla TSLA Stock?

Why It Matters: Musk said on Sunday that the economic implications of Optimus -- Tesla's humanoid robot are obvious. On Friday, Tesla shared a prototype of the robot at its AI Day event and said it will take volumes into account while making Optimus.

Musk said that Optimus will evolve and that Tesla's goal is to have robots that can be useful as quickly as possible.

Musk said that once you have the core intelligence and actuators figured out, you can put all kinds of costumes. The price Action: Tesla shares were 1.1% lower at $265.25 in Friday's session, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

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