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Optimus Robot

For SpaceNut .... I could not believe we did not have a topic about Optimus.

I searched twice to be sure.

This topic is offered for NewMars members who catch updates on development of the Elon Musk robot venture, or wish to make comments about the machine.

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Re: Optimus Robot

https://interestingengineering.com/inno … 31.01.24_5

The article at the link above includes links to video, as well as an update on progress in development of the system.

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Published: Jan 30, 2024 11:31 PM EST
INNOVATION

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Re: Optimus Robot

Here is some more roboblab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RdGZDS_IQs
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Tesla OPTIMUS Deep Dive w/ AI & Robotics Experts James Douma & Scott Walter PART 1

Hans Nelson
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Thanks for starting this topic.

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Re: Optimus Robot

This can connect to Optimus, but also is its own thing.  I anticipate that when you are in space, you may have an Optimus Robot as a second body, that can walk on the surface of alien worlds with much less life support than a human.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcbur9prog0
Quote:

BREAKING: Elon Musk “First Human Gets Neuralink Telepathy Implant”

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I am not sure that the data throughput would be enough for that but maybe.

I was going to start a new topic but you can choose.

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Re: Optimus Robot

Perhaps some will like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1ZGDLmOL0o
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Tesla Bot Expert Shows Video of Optimus Lifting a Grand Piano!

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Re: Optimus Robot

No, Optimus did not lift a piano, but they did show that the actuators are very strong in some cases.

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Re: Optimus Robot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGuxOg0ESdY
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Part 2: Tesla OPTIMUS Deep Dive w/ AI & Robotics Experts James Douma & Scott Walter

Hans Nelson
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More then!

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Re: Optimus Robot

I guess I can put this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFdiTMY3Kms
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Elon Musk says 1 Billion Tesla Robots are coming to the workforce

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There are several wild cards in this.

-How fast will the robots progress in skills.
-How many will be on various worlds?
-How will the wealth they create on other worlds affect what can be lifted off of those various worlds?

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Re: Optimus Robot

Just now, I think I want to imagine robotics for different planets.

For Mars, I think solar robots, that can posture themselves for advantage, and even may have pivots, wheels, legs and quick disconnects/reconnects to utility services.

For Venus, I am thinking flying robots, hives, perpetual basking in sunlight.  Venus appears to be very nice.  It should be relatively easy to establish if life is in the atmosphere/clouds.  If not then we might be free to terraform.

Self-building platforms.  It appears to me that the key to the game is to deal with the formation of Sulfuric Acid.  Sulfuric Acid could be the source for water and for other Hydrogen compounds.

An Ozone layer can reduce the rate that UV radiation creates Sulfuric Acid.  We may or may not be able to get a robotic effort to create an Ozone layer for Venus.  Perhaps it cannot be done, as the electric field of Venus appears to levitate Oxygen into space.

Another tool is heat.  Heat can decompose H2SO4 into water and Sulfur Oxides.

Typical notions of atmospheric platforms on Venus involve filling a bladder with Earth like air or Nitrogen as a flotation gas.  Well, that is an interesting notion which advances the chances of success.  But what if we make platforms for small robots?  Small is anything from small sized humanoid robots to nano-machines.  Possibly the sized of tardigrades, maybe the size of Earth insects perhaps Bees or Ants?

The atmosphere is sort of 4 dimensional. if you allow for time.  The solar input though is rather two dimensional, I speculate.

So, it may make sense that the bulk of platform should not be to support humans or for instance Blue Whales, but small robots.

For instance, the bulk of the platform should not be built not be built to support the walking weight of a human, but particular areas might be built that way, perhaps walkways and roads.

Dealing with strong winds, however, will likely be important.

I don't consider the problem solved, but somewhat more thought about at this point.

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Re: Optimus Robot

Tesla’s Optimus robot takes stroll around lab in new video shared by Elon Musk