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Elon Musk has one of the most restless minds that, today, can be found in Silicon Valley. The tycoon, what the same put a monkey to play video games with his brain that sends you into space, accumulates successes almost at the same rate as predictions that, when the time comes, do not finish crystallizing. Take, for example, the case of robotaxis that, in theory, were going to be operating globally during 2020.
Now, the owner of companies like Tesla Y Space X is working on the development of a future humanoid robot called Tesla Bot that, when the time comes, you will be able to carry out tedious and repetitive jobs. In addition, it will also be able to develop its own personality and connect with its owner.
At least, that’s what Musk hopes will happen at some point; although he admits that, for the moment, he has not thought about it.
“I could develop a personality over time that is unique,” explained the magnate recently in an interview with the researcher in Artificial Intelligence Lex Fridman. Musk also expressed, in the future, this type of device they could become good companions for the human being; exactly the same as «R2D2 The C-3PO», The well-known robots of the saga of space adventures Star Wars. Thanks to this, on paper, this type of device would be able to alleviate the loneliness problems of some people.
However, Musk emphasizes that, at the moment, his main objective is to make the Tesla Bot functional and able to carry out repetitive or dangerous tasks for the user. In this regard, the manager remarked that expects the company to have the first prototype ready by 2022, probably by the end of the year. And, of course, it will not have the necessary Artificial Intelligence to make it a good company for human beings. If it will have technology Autopilot, the same that the firm uses to automate its vehicles.
As the company shared during the presentation of the robot, at the end of last August, the Tesla Bot will have an appearance similar to that of a human being. Its height will be 1.76 meters, it will weigh slightly less than 60 kilos and it will be able to carry and carry up to 20 kilos. Of course, it will have a maximum speed of 8 kilometers per hour. Perhaps, the great difference in appearance with a person is that the device will face a screen that will show information about the task that is being carried out. It will also have a camera.
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