Tesla’s Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla wants to develop AI-powered humanoid robots after the billionaire tech entrepreneur has been warning us about the dangers of artificial intelligence and how it will one day overtake humans.
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The fear of AI overtaking humans is part of why Musk’s other company, Neuralink, exists. The tech Neuralink is developing will help humans in keeping up with AI – in addition to alleviating or curing neural-related diseases, of course.
Long story short, Tesla Bot, as it is called, will be a 5 feet 8 inch (1.72 meters) tall robot with an exceedingly human-like form and tips the scales at 125 lbs (57 kilograms). It will be able to carry up to 45 lbs (20 kilograms) and walk at a tad faster than human walking speed, at 5 mph (1.6 km/h or 0.4 meters per second).
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Instead of having facial features like Sonny did, as one might have expected, Tesla Bot gets a display screen as the face that dishes out important information. The bipedal bot will benefit from Tesla’s self-serving computer technology and will use autopilot cameras as it leverages the EV maker’s expertise in AI using neural net planning, auto-labeling of objects, and simulation capabilities.
Tesla envisioned the robot to undertake physical labor and mundane tasks, like doing groceries. If you are intrigued, DroneDJ has a comprehensive write-up for your consumption.
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