Tesla Seeks Data Collectors For Optimus Robots, Offers $48 Per Hour For The Job

Tesla is making significant progress in the creation of Optimus, a humanoid robot. The company is currently actively looking for data collecting operators, paying up to USD 48 per hour, to collect key movement data required for training these advanced AI-powered robots. This program is an important aspect of Tesla's overall quest for more automation in its factories and beyond.

Tesla's job postings on LinkedIn, Indeed and Tesla's own website feature openings for "data collection operators" who will play an important part in the Optimus Project. These workers will be expected to wear motion-capture outfits and virtual reality headsets in order to simulate the moves that the robots are designed to do. The job requires at least seven hours of walking every day, and applicants must be 5'7" to 5'11" tall to fit inside Tesla's motion-capture suits. The pay for this physically hard profession ranges from USD 25.25 to USD 48 per hour, which equates to around Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000.

Tesla's Optimus initiative, proposed in 2021, promises to overcome labour shortages and increase efficiency through automation. The robots are intended to perform tasks that are considered dangerous, monotonous or mundane for human workers. Earlier this year, Tesla posted a video exhibiting the project's early phases, with staff in motion-capture gear doing simple gestures while the Optimus robots tried comparable actions. In the video, the robots were also seen exercising other activities such as walking and folding laundry on their own.

Despite the lofty ambition, the project has encountered difficulties. When Tesla originally showed a prototype of the robot, named Bumble C, in 2022, the reaction was muted. Critics anticipated more from a firm known for innovation. Tesla has persisted, and recent updates indicate that the robots are making progress, including the ability to execute autonomous activities within Tesla facilities. Elon Musk anticipates a revolutionary future for Optimus, forecasting that the robots will have a big impact on Tesla's market price, which might reach USD 25 trillion. Musk envisions billions of these robots being utilised in homes, factories and other industries.