Posted on 10/12/2024 10:16:50 AM PDT by bitt
Elon Musk has showcased his army of $30,000 Tesla Optimus robots that are designed to help with household chores, prompting people to draw comparisons to the dystopian future depicted in I, Robot.
In shocking and impressive footage, the humanoid robots were seen stiffly walking in single file across a stage while viewers stood jaw-dropped on the sidelines.
Musk said attendees could walk up to the Optimus robots who would do things like serve drinks.
'At scale, you should be able to buy an Optimus robot for $20,000 to $30,000,' he said.
'It can walk your dog, mow your lawn, get the groceries, just be your friend.'
The footage goes on to show the human-like bot sitting at a family table, playing with a child, as well as wiping down a kitchen surface and collecting post.
The robot, which is intended for industrial and domestic uses, debuted at AI Day on September 30 after first being announced at AI Day in August 2021.
'Tesla Bots are initially positioned to replace people in repetitive, boring, and dangerous tasks. But the vision is for them to serve millions of households, such as cooking, mowing lawns, and caring for the elderly,' Musk wrote in an essay published in China Cyberspace magazine.
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They will have a barcode on the forehead.
This is the solution to depopulation. Robots will replace illegal migrants at the bottom of the economic chain.
I want one!
When I was a young teen, I liked to tinker with stuff, building my own radio sets, rebuilt my dad's carburetor long before I could drive.
Imagine kids nowadays tinkering with a Optimus robot, adding components (like Wolverine sharp claws) and rewriting the software ("I'll teach that bully Billy who is boss"). More than just a friend!
There goes my wife's chores; then what will she do? (Finally got her to mow the lawn with a manual push mower.)
Feed my horses and cows and pick up horse pens. That would be worth every penny to me.
I already have a robot who sweeps the floor.
Why limit yourself to one? Build your own gang (or militia). These are going to be popular with drug lords.
I would pay the 30K for one if it gave medical grade massages. Built in scanner to see where the problems are.
I just want one to help keep the house clean, that’s all. Other than that, it’ll be on the charger for the remainder of the day.
I've gotten some great massages in the past. One was from a young gal wearing a short tight leather skirt. I don't think an Optimus robot wearing a leather skirt climbing on my back would do as great a job. (My massages were for medical reasons.)
Fiction
Asimov wrote a lot of stories on that very subject. He explored the effectiveness of the laws based on a variety of situations. I remember it as good reading (but I haven't reread any since the sixties/seventies).
BTW, he failed to predict the calculator - he had space navigators using slide rules (slip sticks). ;)
NO to babysitting kids!
One of the things he predicted was human populations crashing as a result of too much wealth and boredom created by the robot era.
I’d get the ‘tard robot and he’d get me sued.
$35k if it fed your wife’s dogs and let them in and out of the house for you, too?
FReegards.
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