Tesla names Milan Kovac as VP, Head of Engineering for Optimus

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 17, 2024 Tesla’s Director of Optimus and Autopilot Engineering Milan Kovac has been promoted to Vice President of Optimus (Tesla Bot). The update was posted on the executive’s personal LinkedIn page.  Similar to Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Software Ashok Elluswamy, who was promoted to Vice President of AI Software …

Tesla wants to pay you to be an Optimus Bot — sort of

By Joey Klender Posted on August 19, 2024 Tesla is hiring for a new role that will help it accumulate data for its Optimus humanoid robot — essentially paying you for acting like its upcoming bot that will eliminate monotonous tasks from day-to-day life. The job, labeled as a “Data Collection Operator, Tesla Bot,” helps …

Elon Musk gives new updates on Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot project

By Joey Klender Posted on July 26, 2024 Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave new updates on the company’s Humanoid Robot project, known as Optimus, yesterday, stating the company will have low production for internal use in 2025 and “hopefully” higher production in 2026 for other companies. The Optimus humanoid robot is one of Tesla’s newest …