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ELON Musk is paying out a whopping $6,000 a month just to walk around – but the unique Tesla job is far harder than it sounds.
Though the money sounds life-changing, the ideal candidate will labor over grueling tasks while wearing a mind-bending VR headset and heavy suit.
Tech billionaire Musk is shifting focus to robotics, with the Optimus humanoid robot project leading the charge.
Now, his EV company, Tesla, is offering a unique job opportunity to train Optimus, a robot designed to perform human-like tasks, from basic chores to more complex activities, Glass Almanac reported.
This role will involve using advanced motion-capture technology to teach the bots how to move like a human.
Winning applicants will put on a motion-capture suit and VR headset to copy real-world movements.
Tasks will include helping the robot learn movements like sitting, standing, and moving.
The goal is to prepare Optimus for industries like manufacturing and home services.
The job is demanding – it requires walking for up to 8 hours daily while wearing motion-sensing gear.
Tesla has also set strict physical criteria. The ideal candidate must be between five feet seven inches and five feet eleven inches tall, physically fit, and able to work night shifts and overtime as needed.
Also, the company has warned that the role can have horrific side effects, with the risk of motion sickness, nausea, and disorientation from prolonged VR use.
According to Tesla, the job is not just about teaching a robot – it’s about shaping the future of robotics and automation.
Tesla sees Optimus as a game-changer for industries worldwide.
VISION OF THE FUTURE
Optimus was launched in 2023 to take on tasks that are repetitive or risky for humans.
So far, it’s been tested at Tesla’s Fremont factory, where it’s been used for simple jobs like moving objects around.
Tesla sees robotics as a way to tackle labor shortages, boost workplace safety, and even create home assistants.
What can Optimus do?
Robots are nothing new in factories – but Elon Musk says Optimus will be “genuinely useful
- Forward walking
- Squatting and squat walk
- Side stepping
- Turning while walking
- Lifting objects from the ground up to eye level
- Squeezing or gripping and object and lifting it
- Climbing stairs
- Squatting and picking up and object
- Walking on a slope or hill
- Sliding objects
- Using a drill
- Pushing and pulling objects
- Turning with an object
- Using a screwdriver
Optimus is priced at $22,000, and Elon Musk imagines a future where robots handle boring or dangerous tasks, freeing people to focus on more creative work.
In October, he unveiled the eerie bots at an event and boasted that they could babysit children.
“You’re really gonna have something spectacular. Something that anyone could own,” he said.
“You can have your own personal R2-D2 [or] C3-PO.”
So far, Musk has said the bots can climb stairs, use a drill, squat, pick up objects, and even perform yoga poses.
Kim Kardashian was the first person to own one of the bots, and she shared a wild video of herself playing rock-paper-scissors with it.
