Tesla is building a humanoid robotic merely referred to as the Tesla Bot, Elon Musk has revealed on the automaker’s (and, maybe, soon-to-be-robotmaker’s) AI Day occasion. It’s supposed to be pleasant, he stated, and be gradual and weak sufficient that you would be able to outrun and overpower it — you already know, simply in case the robotic rebellion does occur sooner or later. 

The Tesla Bot will run on a synthetic intelligence system, not not like the corporate’s Autopilot expertise for its automobiles. It shall be designed to do numerous harmful and repetitive duties for people and navigate our world with out having to be fed step-by-step directions. Musk stated it ought to be capable to comply with easy instructions, like “Please pick up that bolt and attach it to the car with that wrench.” It must also be capable to get groceries for house owners and carry out different menial duties.

While Musk solely offered a picture of the robotic throughout the occasion, the corporate already has a strong imaginative and prescient of what the machine will seem like. It will stand at 5’8″ tall and weigh 125 kilos, due to the usage of light-weight supplies for its physique, with a display screen for a face that it will possibly use to show helpful data. The machine will be capable to transfer with a high velocity of 5mph, which is only a bit sooner than the typical human strolling velocity, and can have the capability to hold a great deal of as much as 45 kilos. 

Musk stated the corporate plans to have a prototype of the Tesla Bot prepared by subsequent yr, although delays would not come as a shock for bold initiatives like this.