Tesla Bot Robots to outmode people in the workplace
Tesla Bot has unveiled at the company’s AI Day event. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla is working on a humanoid project. It will present the prototype “sometime next year.”
Unveiling the robot called Tesla Bot at Tesla’s AI Day event, Musk said it is intended to be friendly and will be able to perform “unsafe, repetitive, or boring” tasks.
Key Highlights
- Tesla Bot’s price remains a mystery.
- Tesla Bot was unveiled at the company’s AI Day event
- Musk says it will perform “unsafe, repetitive, or boring” tasks
- It shared a glimpse of how the robot would look once it is ready.
Tesla will leverage its experience with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to build the robot.
Tesla shared a glimpse of how the robot would look once it is ready.
The video showed a bipedal robot walking towards the camera and then standing still when the video cuts to ask the viewers to “join our team”.
Musk retweeted the video.
On its website, Tesla said it is seeking mechanical, electrical, controls, and software engineers to help leverage its expertise beyond the vehicle fleet.
‘Tesla Bot’ Specifications
The robot will be 5.8 feet (1.8m) tall and weigh 125 pounds (57kg).
It will be able to move at a pace of 5mph (8 kmph) and hold 45 pounds (20kg) of weight. It will have a screen on its face to give valuable data to its users.
“We are setting it up…such that it is at a mechanical level, at a physical level you can run away from it and most likely beat it.
I hope that does not ever happen,” Musk said to a burst of laughter from the audience during the unveiling at the event. He also said physical work would be a choice in the future.
Musk said, adding that it will be able to run 5 miles per hour. He said the machine will be designed so that humans easily run away from and overpower it.
“Talk to it and say, ‘please pick up that bolt and attach it to a car with that twist,’ and it should be able to do that,” Musk said.
“‘Please go to the store and get me the following groceries.’ That kind of thing. I think we can do that.”
The unveiling of the bot is Musk’s latest display of showmanship, but the billionaire has a knack for setting lofty goals, particularly when it comes to machine-learning projects.
Tesla Bot
Previously, the tech billionaire has spoken repeatedly against artificial intelligence, calling AI a “fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization.”
Musk had asked the US government to get a better understanding of the latest achievements in AI before it was too late.
“Once there is awareness, people will be extremely afraid, as they should be,” he said in 2018.
Musk didn’t reveal how much Tesla Bot would cost.
Develop the next generation of automation, including a general-purpose, bi-pedal, humanoid robot capable of performing tasks that are unsafe, repetitive, or boring.
We’re seeking mechanical, electrical, controls, and software engineers to help us leverage our AI expertise beyond our vehicle fleet.
All you need to know quickly about the Tesla bot
Tesla’s Inaugural AI Day had its share of surprises. The biggest one, however, is a humanoid robot that is going to be run by the company’s vehicle artificial intelligence (AI) routines. Yeah, you read that correctly.
What is the Tesla Bot?
The robot is a prototype for non-automotive use and is a testbed for the company’s neural network and Dojo supercomputer.
Tesla Bot stands at five foot eight and is capable of intricate jobs such as attaching bolts with a wrench or can handle shopping tasks such as picking up groceries from stores.
Tesla boss Elon Musk said the robot would be for human tasks that are dangerous, repetitive, or boring.
He said that the prototype humanoid will drive a new future, one where “Physical work will be a choice.”
How does the Tesla Bot work?
The Tesla Bot will weigh 125 pounds (56kg) with a carrying capacity of 45 pounds (20kg). The top speed will only be five miles an hour.
With outstretched arms, it will only be able to lift 10 pounds (4kg).
The bot will have human-like hands and a screen on its face. It will display information and will have 40 electromechanical actuators in its joints. 12 in the arms, 2 in the neck and torso, 12 in the legs, and 12 in its hands.
Tesla Bot will leverage the company’s full self-driving computer, its cameras, and Tesla’s AI routines – neural net, identifying objects, simulations, etc.
When will we see the Tesla Bot in action?
Sometime next year according to Elon Musk. The company is betting that it will have a prototype ready next year, though no formal dates for release windows have come.
