According to a new video released by Elon Musk at Tesla’s shareholder event on May 16, Tesla’s humanoid robot prototype (known as Teslabot or Optimus) walks relatively smoothly and can move objects relatively easily. It seems to be able to recognize and pick up.
Faceless bots give off an uncanny valley vibe as they traverse Tesla’s offices in intimidating hordes. This suggests a significant improvement from last year’s lackluster demonstration of Tesla’s AI Day at his event. At the time, employees simply placed the bot on a table and programmed it to wave to the audience. And when Musk unveiled his 2021 bot, all he had to show was a man in a suit and dancing.
At a recent Tesla shareholder event, Elon Musk showed off improvements to the Tesla bot.
The new video promotes the Tesla Bot’s capabilities such as “motor torque control,” “environmental discovery and memory,” and suggests that the robot can map its surroundings using cameras and sensors. It also introduces skillful manipulation of objects. Tesla also suggested that her AI system on the robot could pick up new tricks from human demonstrations. In one clip, an employee in a futuristic suit and headpiece can be seen filling boxes with merchandise, the movement of which is recreated in his 3D model.
Tesla appears to be training its bot prototypes with human demonstrations.
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Ultimately, Tesla expects humanoid bots to be able to accomplish “increasingly complex tasks,” hinting at the potential ability to sort objects into boxes, a skill that could be useful on factory production lines. It will be.
Last year, Musk said: of wall street journal A Tesla bot could solve the human labor crisis. He also argued that these robots could undermine the company’s automotive business. Last year, he estimated that each could cost “probably less than $20,000.”
Tesla has not provided a definitive schedule for production, and the company has previously said production could begin this year. But engineers still seem to be figuring out flaws in the prototype, and it could be years before humanoids start messing around with Teslas in future factories.
