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Tesla Optimus' first deployment scenario set as plugging in chargers for CyberCab

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In an exclusive interview with Munro Live, Tesla Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy and Cybercab project lead Eric Earley said that the first commercial deployment scenario for the Optimus humanoid robot is to complete the charging-plug insertion task for the CyberCab robotaxi fleet, filling in the step that still requires manual plugging in after an autonomous vehicle drives itself to a Supercharger station. The two said Optimus can directly adapt to existing charger forms without large-scale modifications to station hardware. They also said that using Optimus to charge is only a short-term transitional solution, and that the long-term goal is to deploy a fully automatic wireless charging system; Cybercab hardware design has already reserved related support. Subsequently, Optimus will also take on routine vehicle maintenance and station operations, and gradually extend to last-mile delivery scenarios. A previous disclosure in the same interview said that Optimus uses a single approximately 2.5 kWh battery module, and that this component is not the robot's main cost. The above deployment scenario and extension directions are all plans or expectations of Tesla executives and have not yet been verified as actually implemented.