As Elon Musk stood off the side at Tesla Inc’s AI day, a person in a skintight white suit and grey space helmet did a jerky robot dance across the stage. And with that, Musk stepped into the future science fiction films always predicted: lifelike humanoid robots designed to take the drudgery out of everyday life.
The “Tesla Bot”, a prototype of which should be available next year, is designed to eliminate “dangerous, repetitive and boring taks” like bending over to pick something up or go to the store for groceries. Musk said that, “Essentially the future of physical work will be a choice. Tesla is arguably the world’s biggest robotic company. Our cars are basically semi-sentient robots on wheels.”
The “Bot” was the show stopper of the inaugural AI Day, which highlighted Tesla engineers giving highly technical presentations on the automaker’s autonomous driving functionality with a goal of recruiting talent to the Palo Alto, California-based company.
“Develop the next generation of automation, including a general-purpose, bi-pedal, humanoid robot capable of performing tasks that are unsafe, repetitive or boring,” says a job posting on its site. “We’re seeking mechanical, electrical, controls, and software engineers to help us leverage our AI expertise beyond our vehicle fleet.”
Sources: BusinessTech
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