Tesla's robot waves but can't walk, yet. Elon Musk plans to make millions of them

Tesla robot — (Tesla Twitter)

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October 01, 2022 11:22 AM

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk showed off on Friday a prototype of its humanoid robot "Optimus," predicting the electric vehicle maker would be able to produce millions and sell them for under $20,000 -- less than a third of the price of a Model Y.

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