23/08/2021
Elon Musk has recently revealed that his trillion dollar company, Tesla, is creating a prototype of a humanoid AI robot that is expected to be on trial next year. The Tesla Bot will be sharing some of the key technologies from Tesla’s self-driving cars.
The robot, nicknamed Optimus, is designed to be 5’ 8” and weighing approximately at 57kg due to its lightweight build. The robot will have a screen display as a face and can respond to voice commands from its owners.
According to Musk, the Tesla Bot is meant for reducing human’s physical work, including jobs that are considered “unsafe, repetitive, or boring.”
However, Musk has repetitively mentioned in his earlier presentations on AI that there is a high possibility that humanoid AI robots may take over humanity by 2025. As a precautionary step, Musk is making the Tesla Bot physically weak, so that people can overpower it if necessary.
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