IT HAPPENED! The Tesla Bot 2022 Is FINALLY Here!

 

tesla has lots of robots that help with    manufacturing its electric cars however    an entirely new kind of robot the tesla    bot is about to come from tesla which    will directly affect you and me what is    the tesla bot and what can it do you're    about to find out as the tesla bot is    finally here tesla is known for making    electric cars it is so good at it that    its models have years-long waiting    lights this is in line with its stated    goal of combating environmental    pollution by making electric vehicles    accessible to all hence many will be    surprised to know tesla is working on a    robot however given the amount of talent    at tesla's disposal and other reasons    you shall see in this video it is not    surprising that the company is working    on making robots for many reasons some    of which we'll cover in this video a    robot is a natural next step for tesla    look at how elon musk the billionaire    ceo of tesla describes his company in    the cars it produces tesla is arguably    the world's biggest robotic company our    cars are basically semi-sentient robots    on wheels if you own a tesla you might    have never seen your tesla in that light    however is musk's claim faults every    tesla car has a brain that allows it to    drive itself fill to the air watch out    for robbers precondition the battery    while approaching a charging station and    so forth and what is powering the brain    box is artificial intelligence just like    musk puts it tesla is only putting its    existing cutting-edge tech into a    different form what form is the tesla    board coming in and why is musk building    the teslabot but before that lots of    people get scared when they hear of    robots they imagine scenarios where    robots take over the world with chaos    ensuing robots going rogue and turning    on people that's not surprising because    pop culture often presents robots as    humanoids that walk about and speak like    humans rivaling human intelligence they    even get the deadliest weapons in comics    and movies along with superpowers    however the truth is robots are    everywhere doing things but since their    form does not conform to the popular    imagery of robots we tend to miss them    most forms of robots conform with their    intended functions the real robots look    nothing like humans at least for now    take an automatic door as an example it    is a fully featured robot as it works    completely on its own when you approach    the door opens on its own after sensing    your presence    it can even be programmed to greet you    or say a cheerful goodbye nobody has    built an actual mechanical doorman that    walks towards you and takes your coat    yet because its usefulness is not    critical the same is true for the    self-working vacuum that cleans your    home without your supervision on an    industrial scale robots do lots of    valuable work that are repetitive or    hard the basic ones lift heavy objects    sort items by color or shapes while the    more advanced ones weld parts musk says    some of its production lines employ    about a thousand robots although he is    looking to cut the numbers one robot    even rings a bell each time it finishes    making a component    [Music]    that's aside from the fact that many    robots are not even always these    physical things with grabbing arms for    example suppose you tried to meet    amazon's alexa or google's deep mind    what you will find is plenty of dull    looking rows of servers with cables    running everywhere unlike the attractive    lady robot from ex machina sci-fi that's    besides the fact that we tend to focus    on the negative millions of robots do    valuable work already without incidents    but people just love to dream up robot    doomsday scenarios so what does the    tesla bot look like it looks just like    the humanoids you see on tv but there is    no need to panic because the form of the    tesla bot is dictated by the function    just like any good robot as you shall    soon see in this video contrary to the    mellowed idea push by the name the    teslabot as revealed on tesla's ai day    has quite a commanding presence standing    almost six feet the size of an adult    human it weighs 125 pounds but it is    hard to mistake it for a human because    of its sleek black and white appearance    its feet look like it's wearing    skin-tight knee-high boots the teslabot    is equipped with tesla's advanced    automotive artificial intelligence and    autopilot intelligence which allows it    to plan and follow routes and navigate    traffic however in the case of the tesla    bot it is navigating human traffic and    avoiding obstacles so with the teslabot    tesla has moved its self-driving tech    from four wheels to two moving feet in    mimicry of or homage to if you will    humans in fact during the reveal musk    explained the robot codenamed optimus    uses the same chips and sensors that    tesla uses for self-driving features the    slide shows the tesla bot will have    autopilot cameras installed on its    forehead apart from its cars tesla is    developing lots of the computers needed    for its robots so adapting it to a    humanoid is not so strange or unusual    the tesla bot can carry 45 pounds lift    at 150 pounds and run at 5 miles per    hour far slower than the speed record    set by tesla cars the black head has a    screen where you can read useful    information the teslabot is human    features because it will interact with    and be around humans but you do not have    to fear it musk said the tesla bot is    being designed so humans can run away    from it easily anyway or even overpower    it musk also said the tesla bot would be    friendly so that humans can interact    with it easily tesla uses lightweight    materials for the construction of the    body with human level hands with five    fingers and two axis feet for balance    the neck has two 4d electromechanical    actuators so the tesla bot can move its    head or rotate its head or the torso    area has another pair the arms legs and    hands each have a dozen of the actuators    what will you use the tesla bot for musk    gave an example on stage you could tell    your tesla bot to go get your grocery    from the store and leave it entirely to    the task just like you can ask apple    siri for the time of course musk focused    on the domestic uses of the robots where    they would interact with humans on a    handy level however the teslabot will    have far more intense use cases going by    the overall description of its duties    given by musk himself teslabot will    eliminate dangerous repetitive and    boring tasks    looking at another popular robot the    spot the functions of the tesla bots    start to take shape the yellow    quadrupedal robot by boston dynamics    goes where humans don't or can't go with    spacex employing a couple during its    rocket testing for example armed with    the appropriate sensors and enough    computing power to make decisions the    tesla bot could be dispatched to look    for survivors in the ruins of natural    disasters where humans stand a chance of    getting killed it could go into hostile    terrains like the desert or fragile    caves to do scouting or be employed    handling toxic wastes on nuclear sites    we have now come to why musk is building    an ai empowered robot frankly musk is    among the least expected people to make    such a thing the billionaire    manufacturer has spent years being vocal    about the dangers of artificial    intelligence sounding dire warnings and    even butting heads with fellow    billionaire mark zuckerberg on the    subject back in 2017 musk spoke to an    audience including governors on ai's    impact on human existence and warned    about a.i given his level of exposure    and involvement in the tech he pushed    for proactive regulations rather than    reactive ones of course musk is not a    big fan of regulations but he knows when    they are practical recommends them for    ai however musk's warning does not seem    to have been complied with so he is    doing something along the lines of if    you can't beat them join them on twitter    musk acknowledged ai robots were coming    anyway pointing out the successful and    captivating demos made by boston    dynamics so since he can't ensure that    the robots from other companies are safe    it's only logical that he makes one at    tesla where he can try to ensure they    won't harm humans let us know what you    think of the teslabot in the comments    below