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 Tesla Bot.

It's a 5'8, 125 lb, sleek looking black and white human-sized robot with a screen with this face mask on it. This hand's got, you know, full 10 fingers. It has legs, but not with toes. It's quite slow. It has a top speed of five miles per hour so you can overtake it. And then it can lift things up to 10 pounds with arms extended or it can deadlift up to 150. Too many cameras and actuators. And of course, full self-driving computer inside. That's why they are saying it will be easier to control or run away from, so it should never be a concern. But the main objective, the purpose of this Tesla bot, is what they kept saying over and over again on stage during the presentation and when asked about it during the Q&A, they would be able to do. Tasks that are repetitive, dangerous or boring, so that humans do not have to. And so, if you buy Tesla as a robotics company, then yes, it makes sense. It's just another robot that will use sensors to scan its environment and make a bunch of decisions and navigate the world it's in. But what I have to say, and it's going to come with the caveat that I am, of course, not a robotics engineer. I'm not an expert on this, but here's my view. The human form is very incompetent. Now, don't get me wrong. Man, we're so cool, aren't we? We are a very skilled species and we are very complex and we have done a lot of things well. But they work so well as a body because number one, our mind is amazing. But number two, because we have built this world around us, we mostly live with ergonomics designed for humans. But while it's not designed for humans, this straight bipedal thing that's balancing all the time isn't a lot.

Welfare. We just did a RetroTech episode about this about humanoid robots. So I'll link it below if you haven't seen it already. This one is super fun. But we talked a lot about this with people and experts. And it turns out, if you want to make a robot to do a task, you usually don't want to make it look like a human. You want to build it for a single task and make it as efficient as possible in that one task. That's why pop culture has always been obsessed with humanoid robots. Like I can't count all the examples of humanoid-sized robots in movies and TV shows over the years. It's something we've been fascinated by from the very beginning. There are endless versions of this. But it turns out that the ideal way to make a robot vacuum the floor for you isn't to build a human-sized robot that pushes the vacuum around. This is to vacuum the robot. Vacuum Robot. You don't want a humanoid robot standing over the sink doing the dishes for you. The dishwasher is robot. Like he's a robot built with a single purpose. Tesla knows this. You don't have a humanoid-sized robot sitting in your car, driving the car for you. The car is a robot. Self-driving cars that drive themselves have already been done. So the list of things you'd want a human-sized robot for is pretty short because labor isn't typically built around the human form. One example he repeatedly gave in his AI Day presentation was grocery shopping. So, you know, you go to the grocery store, you get a cart or a basket and you pick up some stuff and put them in the basket. I think, you know, you need a bunch of different peripherals and things to pull this off, and maybe a human-sized robot would be fine for that. Like when I picture the simplest, boring tasks, like making a bed or making a table. Like when I picture a robot that would be particularly good at it, I don't picture a human-sized one, I picture a robot that is super focused and super-efficient. Maybe I'm short-sighted. - So some parts of it are 80 to 90% automated, and then some parts of it are like 10 to 20% automated. - What are the parts that humans do better than... - Humans are really good at adaptation and rapid evolution, and doing finer things like that. It's like trying to connect a hose but it's like hanging around. - Understood. - And then as you go, the robot has to find the hose, grab it, then attach it to another hose. - [Marx] at that time. - It's really hard. - Yes.

- Like someone who can just walk away and say, "Oh, it's over." - IGotcha. - Yes. - That makes a lot of sense. - Yes. And it's like, well, when you see it, it's like, wow, it's so obvious. - All right. - Then we try to have robots do this. It's like robots that catch something wrong, and you like to attach it here. And boys, oh, the pipe was here, what the robot did was here, as it isn't. Like trying to catch a breath and then it's like hitting a car. (They both laugh) - You don't want that. - Yes, it was a joke of mistakes, a tragedy of mistakes. - So, yes, all that made me think. As good as Tesla is in self-driving, why would you want a humanoid, man-made robot to try to do things that people already know? How long will it take for that robot to get good at what people are good at? And you know what the best response that could be that of a high-tech robot company I can think of right now is Boston Dynamics. So there are two very different types of robots that I have seen in this world. On the other hand, it's like a mute, one thing you see at CES. Like these hard-working robots, you can see that they can do a few things with dignity. They look like cheesy. They are made by humans for no reason, but they are real. And on the other side of the spectrum, there is the Boston Dynamics' Atlas. And man, I wish while I was there, I would see the Atlas in person because just a dog, Spot, is already impressive enough. As it has senses, it has a basic level of understanding, scans its environment, and can be programmed to do dangerous or boring or repetitive things and to go to places where people cannot go. And we call it a dog because they call it the Spot, and it's like a dog if you make it behave right sometimes. But in reality, four times as much, any four-legged animal can do it. But Atlas on the other hand, I have never seen it do anything particularly useful, but to see that five human-made robots roam the earth in crazy ways is another thing. I mean, very impressed. But even after all these years of development and the history of how we have seen it better, Atlas is not a robot that will be sold by people who will buy it anytime soon. And if you ask them about it, they will tell you that they are the only ones who are trying to use their computer in a new form.

 

And then at the end of the day, in my opinion, the Tesla Bot probably won't be around anytime soon. As you know, I know they said on stage there will be an example maybe next year. I have no doubt they will focus on Boston Dynamics in the next two years. However, here's another thing. Even if they go out with it, Tesla is currently training their self-driving computers for billions and billions of miles of self-driving that happen on the roads today, right? So the best way to get as much data about this as possible is to get out of the real world and do it. It’s really kinda genius, that they make so many cars and people use them for themselves. But now, they will be asking for a humane robot to go out into all the real world where there is a lot of order to point and respond to. I mean, on the roads, obviously there are other cars and trucks and buses, and it can point to motorcycles and bikes and even pedestrians. And then, there are traffic congestion and there are headlights, and all the other traffic control devices, construction sites, arrows on the road, it's good to start to end. Probably that. But how good will Tesla Bot be if you ask him to pick bananas from the store? Really like it? Like how good can it get? Or if you ask him, "Hey, Tesla Bot, go get my Air Pods Max down," you'll be able to know if those headphones or you'll have to have a model for all the new headphones ever

 

 

comes out with a purpose to perceive which one you are speak me about?  And all of this training, this is you could see wherein i am coming from,  all this training has to come from real-international statistics, which I guess would must come from humans the use of Tesla Bots in their homes and starting to get this going which appears a bit less in all likelihood to me than human beings getting a self-using car. after which, there is just an entire bunch of different unknowns about this robot, too. What different shades will it are available? Will it are available in matte black? How does it rate? Will it just take a seat on a USB port inside the nook of a room each day? I do not know. Will this ever even move on sale? and that i do not know if it is virtually even approximately this robotic occurring sale as a lot as it's miles pretty much, sincerely, it may absolutely simply be Tesla exploring their computer vision in another shape issue much like Boston Dynamics. it is just about Tesla turning into the great AI and laptop imaginative and prescient employer that they likely can, and this being just one greater avenue to get better at it. So there's no good cause i'm able to think of for a humanoid robotic to exist accessible in humans's fingers besides. however, hey, it makes a whole lot of right headlines. it is obviously something we've got been inquisitive about all the time and will stay for a long time. And it may just be one extra shape issue that Tesla's exploring. And additionally when have they ever said no to a terrific free PR opportunity. So besides, that is about my thoughts on it. i am fantastic curious what you men assume. if you have any mind on, might you want something like this in your home?  Do you believe you studied the robotic will exist? sure the remark phase may be amusing under this one. either way, thank you for read my blog.