On Tuesday, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk shared a video showing the company's Optimus humanoid robot running across a lab floor for the first time.
Optimus Hits A New Milestone
The short clip, shared on Tesla's Optimus account with the caption "Just set a new PR in the lab," shows the robot jogging steadily while other units stand in formation behind it.
Musk reshared the video, adding, "Running robot."
In October, Musk shared a video featuring the Optimus humanoid robot demonstrating martial arts moves alongside an expert.
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A Robot That Could Change The Economy
Last month, the Tesla CEO suggested that Optimus could fundamentally reshape the global economy, even reducing the need for human labor.
Musk went as far as saying that “Optimus will actually eliminate poverty.”
Although still in development, Tesla expects mass production of Optimus to begin soon.
The billionaire previously mentioned a price of $20,000 to $30,000 per robot once production reaches scale.
Tesla Team Changes Amid Progress
Meanwhile, in September, Tesla's Optimus project saw a leadership change when Ashish Kumar, the head of Optimus AI, left the company to reportedly join Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META).
Tesla reported third-quarter revenue of $28.095 billion, a 12% increase from a year earlier and above the Street's consensus estimate of $26.239 billion, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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