View all comments CEO Elon Musk went as far as “confidently predicting” that Optimus will account for “a majority of Tesla’s long-term value.” However, the company appears to still be far from a useful product yet. The goal is to leverage Tesla’s work in AI from its self-driving effort to power a humanoid robot that would be able to perform a wide range of different tasks. At first, Tesla aims for Optimus to be able to perform simple repetitive tasks, primarily in its own manufacturing effort. But eventually, Musk said that he wanted Tesla Bot to be a general-purpose robot that everyone could have at home. In the meantime, it looks like the idea of the Optimus could already be beneficial for Tesla by helping it attract customers for its automotive business. Add Electrek to your Google News feed.