Tesla Pursues Humanoid Robots

Move over Sophia you might have company. At Tesla’s AI Day, Elon Musk said the company plans to build a robot in human form, leveraging some of its vehicle technology. The path of humanoid robots much like everything else, will go in two possible directions. Constructively, care robots, companion robots, and those that handle difficult repetitive tasks, help address mounting challenges as well as long-standing ones. On the destructive side, these robots may someday encroach upon those traits that make us distinctly human. Our path forward continues to represent a balancing act. Elon Musk describes his vision in the video below.


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4 responses to “Tesla Pursues Humanoid Robots”

  1. Craig Rhinehart Avatar

    How do we know HE isn’t the robot .. using his technology to build electric vehicles? He does seem super human at times.

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    1. Frank Diana Avatar

      very good observation

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