Elon Musk, Tesla boss ended Tesla’s AI Day presentation by unveiling a functioning robot that he called the Tesla Bot, which eerily resembled a human dancer in a suit.
The Verge noted that the Bot was a rouge, but then, after the reveal, Musk explained that the real Tesla Bot will actually be 5-feet-8-inches tall and weigh 125 pounds. He further added that they intend to have it made out of “lightweight materials.”
When describing why Tesla decided to move in the direction of making robots to complete “dangerous, repetitive, and boring tasks,” like picking up groceries, Musk said it reflected the company’s natural progression. Musk describes how he sees the use of robots in the future, "Essentially, in the future, physical work will be a choice. If you want to do it, you can, but you won't need to do it."
“Our cars are semi-sentient robots on wheels,” he said. “It kind of makes sense to put that on to a humanoid form. We’re also quite good at sensors and batteries and actuators so we think we’ll probably have a prototype some time next year that basically looks like this.”
When asked about the possible danger of AI, Musk was frank about its risks but added that the Tesla Bot poses none. “We should be worried about AI,” Musk said. “What we’re trying to do here at Tesla is make useful AI that people love and is … unequivocally good.”
He added that he believes Tesla Bots will make physical work “a choice. If you want to do it, you can, but you won’t need to do it.”
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