I'll Have To Trade This One In...
...For a better Looking One.
Posted on 10/01/2022 12:18:47 PM PDT by grundle
Tesla robot walks, waves, but doesn’t show off complex tasks
DETROIT (AP) — An early prototype of Tesla Inc.’s proposed Optimus humanoid robot slowly and awkwardly walked onto a stage, turned, and waved to a cheering crowd at the company’s artificial intelligence event Friday.
But the basic tasks by the robot with exposed wires and electronics — as well as a later, next generation version that had to be carried onstage by three men — was a long way from CEO Elon Musk’s vision of a human-like robot that can change the world.
Musk told the crowd, many of whom might be hired by Tesla, that the robot can do much more than the audience saw Friday. He said it is also delicate and “we just didn’t want it to fall on its face.”
Musk suggested that the problem with flashy robot demonstrations is that the robots are “missing a brain” and don’t have the intelligence to navigate themselves, but he gave little evidence Friday that Optimus was any more intelligent than robots developed by other companies and researchers.
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World’s First Robot Politician LOLOLOL
I saw that title, and assumed it was the Bee. 😂
“World’s first robot politician]”
Anyone who saw Al Gore’s ‘debate’ against Dan Quayle would know that Tesla’s robot was the SECOND robot politician.
But can the robot lie through its (stainless steel) teeth like a regular human politician?
The robot then turned and asked: “Where’s Jackie?”
Until it can crap itself and fondle small children the politicians are safe.
(the robots are “missing a brain” and don’t have the intelligence to navigate themselves,)
Dang, they’re cranking out Democrat politicians now.
Does it wander off aimlessly and try to shake hands with people who are not present?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9lSQ_6_glk
One model that can do stuff, then another model that’s supposed to be the one going into production that can’t even walk yet. I think it’s a matter of trying to slim it down to look like a human. All previous robots like Asimo, have been boxy. The structure of Asimo could easily fit into a Lizzo skin but I guess Elon wants good looking robots.
I watched it last night.
Lets just say, the robot has a long way to go.
But this being Musk, they will get there, but not as quick as he says.
🤣
Well, when I saw it had no brain...........
Leaving Penn hospital last week, there was a guy in a field along 34th st walking a robot dog. There is a Penn engineering complex nearby so i figured it they were working on robot dogs. The field had foot high grass so maybe it was a test.
It walked like Feeble Joe Brandon...
Bet it would stumble going up the stairs.
It’s tempting to compare it to the much more agile Boston Dynamics humanoid robots, but there is no fair comparison because of the vast difference in mechanical complexity and cost.
Of course the Tesla machine will become more agile while the BD machines will become more affordable. But those trends probably won’t meet in the middle in terms of cost/capability and the two companies will serve different tiers of the market indefinitely.
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