Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled a humanoid robot called the Tesla Bot that runs on the same AI used by Tesla's fleet of autonomous vehicles.
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will launch a “Tesla Bot” prototype in 2022. Musk the robot will be able to do tasks like grocery runs, picking up household objects, and other everyday commands. Musk says he expects to have a prototype ready by 2022.
The robot will be 5 feet 8 inches tall and 125 pounds. The Bot’s face will be a screen to display useful information and it will have human-level hands. The Bot’s limbs operate using 40 electromechanical actuators with force feedback sensing for agility and balance.
Tesla says it plans to build a humanoid robot to perform basic tasks, such as wrenching on cars or making grocery runs. It’s part of the company’s broader ambitions in automation, which include building its own computer chip, dubbed the D1, to power the networks for vehicles it hopes to one day make self-driving.
Tesla will also repurpose some of Tesla’s AI devices that are operational in Tesla’s cars for the new Bot. Not surprisingly, Autopilot cameras will become the Bot’s eyesight and the Bot’s internal organs will be made up of a Full Self-Driving computer. Tesla Bot will utilize multi-camera video neural networks while Neural Net planning, labeling, simulation, and tools will also be used to help Mx Bot perform tasks accurately.
Some have expressed skepticism about the future of the Tesla Bot particularly as Autopilot has recently come under fire regarding a number of crashes. Plus, noted robotics company Boston Dynamics, which has been working in the field for over a decade, don’t seem anywhere near a complex bipedal robot. The Tesla Bot is likely an inevitability and the promise of an AI-powered robot capable of handling routine tasks is compelling. But, it’s unclear when exactly the Tesla Bot will become a reality.
Since Tesla opened up, it’s Tesla Bot showcase with a joke. Many are still debating whether the whole idea was just a prank or not. Either way, Musk claimed a full prototype should be ready next year. After that, we’ll have to wait and see if these robots come to fruition. If they do, there are likely going to be some wild implications.
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