Tesla (TSLA) is reportedly set to unveil its humanoid robot Optimus on Friday evening during the company's AI Day, according to media reports.
The electric vehicle maker will roll out thousands of humanoid robots in its factories, "with an eye ultimately toward consumer applications in the home," CNBC reported Friday.
During the event, "there will be lots of technical detail & cool hardware demos," Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a Twitter post on Thursday. Tesla will also recruit AI and robotics engineers, as well as advanced chip and supercomputer engineers, he added.