The Chinese EV and battery giant has just introduced a general-purpose robot powered with advanced AI that can reportedly do difficult and nuanced tasks for you, like do the laundry, fold your clothes, vacuum, rake leaves, and even scrub the bathtub and toilets.
Whereas Tesla has a long-term goal of one day producing 1 million Optimus robots a year, bringing the cost down to $30,000 each, BYD is introducing this new humanoid robot at $10,000, with deliveries beginning in December 2025.
BYD to Tesla:"What you can do, I can do better, and cheaper.”
When the robot gets low on battery — you can set that to be 10%, 20%, or whatever you prefer — it goes and plugs itself into a portable solar panel plus battery system that charges it up.
