TechCrunchTesla is reportedly behind on its pledge to build 5,000 Optimus bots this year https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/25/tesla-is-reportedly-behind-on-its-pledge-to-build-5000-optimus-bots-this-year/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Robotics@TechCrunch #Tesla can’t make #Optimus without #China 🇨🇳 https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3307085/tesla-cant-make-optimus-robot-us20000-without-china-humanoid-experts-say
#US #humanoid #robot makers explicitly told the firm that the orders were emergency purchases to avoid potential #tariff hikes https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3329465/chinese-robotics-firm-thanks-sales-consultant-trump-tariff-threat-spurs-orders
#Optimus will likely be mass-produced in its V3 iteration, the delivery of the actuators will likely start sometime in the first quarter of 📆 2026.
Such a volume would be enough for about 180,000 Optimus #robots 🤖 https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-optimus-v3-design-finalized-china-rumors
The #Optimus #humanoid #robot 🤖 is made of #PolyetherEtherKetone, a polymer offering rigidity, toughness, mechanical strength, and excellent resistance to heat, wear, and corrosion https://www.lft-g.com/blog/the-future-of-robotics-8-essential-polymers-powering-humanoid-robots_b174
Polyether ether ketone composite (#PEEK) also possesses good physicochemical properties such as #radiation ☢️ resistance, high/low 🌡️❄️ #temperature resistance, and low vacuum 🌌 #outgassing https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359836824008965
#PEEK in #NASA's outgassing database https://etd.gsfc.nasa.gov/capabilities/outgassing-database
How long could a #humanoid #robot 🤖 operate on #Mars 🔴 ?
Rover examples :
#Spirit: 7 years
#Opportunity: 15 years
#Curiosity > 10 years
Often-times a “bare” #robot cannot operate in the intended environment. Extremes of #temperature ❄️🌡️ is just one example. #Robosuits can be augmented to supply either cooling or heating to keep the #robot within OEM temperature specifications https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/article/2018/06/protecting-your-robot-with-robosuit/12076
< 1 year
> 3 years
> 5 years
> 10 years (if serviced)
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Full-Size Humanoid Robot Oli Walks Over Construction Debris
#Robots are exploring #space 🌌 and preparing the way for human missions to the #Moon 🌙 and #Mars 🔴. Whatever #humans do in space in the future, robots will almost certainly be there with them. They will be able to perform risky tasks for their human counterparts, work alongside them as helpers, and perhaps even provide companionship https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/space-place-robots
#NASA says it is interested in #humanoid #robots because they can help or even replace #astronauts working in extreme space 🌌 environments. #MIT is one of two #university research groups nationwide that will receive a 6-foot, 290-pound humanoid #robot to test and develop for future space missions to #Mars and beyond https://robotics.mit.edu/nasa-gives-mit-humanoid-robot-develop-software-future-space-missions/