Tesla retires Model S and X to make way for humanoid robots
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Ai-Da Robot became the first humanoid robot to design a building with a modular Space Pod concept for Moon and Mars bases, featured at the Utzon Center in Denmark.
Airbus ordered UBTech’s Walker S2, a full-size humanoid that stands 176 cm tall (5’9"), weighs 70 kg (154 lbs), and walks at about two meters/second (4.5 mph). It has dextrous hands with 11 degrees of freedom and tactile sensors, and can hold 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs) in each hand and 1 kg (2.2 lbs) with each finger.
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Video: Ai-Da makes history as first humanoid robot to present a building design
Ai-Da has again pushed the frontier between art and technology, becoming the first humanoid
Tesla’s preparing to wind down production of the Model X this spring as it shifts its focus toward building humanoid robots.
The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.