{"id":328143,"date":"2021-08-20T20:21:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/teslas-humanoid-robot-might-be-elons-dumbest-idea-yet\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T20:21:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:21:07","slug":"teslas-humanoid-robot-might-be-elons-dumbest-idea-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teslas-humanoid-robot-might-be-elons-dumbest-idea-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tesla\u2019s humanoid robot might be Elon\u2019s dumbest idea yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Tesla\u2019s humanoid robot might be Elon\u2019s dumbest idea yet<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Let\u2019s just dive right in. Tesla held its much-ballyhooed \u201cAI Day\u201d yesterday which, as Shift\u2019s Cate Lawrence pointed out earlier, was little more than a job fair.<\/p>\n<p>There were, however, a couple of interesting reveals.<\/p>\n<p>The good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> was the company\u2019s new AI chips. According to the supposed specifications and obligatory hyperbole, Tesla\u2019s AI chips will be the world\u2019s most powerful.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s at least plausible that the AI team at Tesla could pull off such a feat. The race to develop a better AI chip \u2013 currently dominated by Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and the like \u2013 is a perpetual <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of leapfrog.<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s talk about the Tesla robot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1364549 js-lazy\" alt=\"Basic specifications of a Tesla bot\" width=\"1640\" height=\"852\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-280x145.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-520x270.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-260x135.png 260w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-796x414.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-1592x827.png 1592w\"\/><figcaption>Credit: Tesla<\/figcaption><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2021%2F08%2F20%2Fteslas-humanoid-robots-elons-dumbest-idea%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Basic specifications of a Tesla bot\" data-title=\"Share Basic specifications of a Tesla bot on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Basic specifications of a Tesla bot on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Basic specifications of a Tesla bot<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1364549\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM.png\" alt=\"Basic specifications of a Tesla bot\" width=\"1640\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-280x145.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-520x270.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-260x135.png 260w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-796x414.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-10.09.31-AM-1592x827.png 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>TNW\u2019s Ivan Mehta covered the announcement and all the machine\u2019s specifications earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>So, for this analysis, I\u2019m going to give you my conclusion first, then we\u2019ll work our way back from there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing thoughts:<\/strong> Everybody wants this to be real. Me, you, the entire writing staff of the Simpsons (wait for it, I\u2019m sure it\u2019s coming), even Tesla\u2019s competitors.<\/p>\n<p>We all want <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thejetsons.fandom.com\/wiki\/Rosey\">Rosie the Robot<\/a> to be real.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s the truth laid bare: this is a hustle. The Tesla Robot is Elon Musk at his PT Barnum-esque best. He\u2019s promising everything you want and daring you to dream along side him while he picks your pocket.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, now that we\u2019ve gotten that out of the way, allow me to explain why.<\/p>\n<p>The kind of AI it would take to power a fully autonomous robot doesn\u2019t exist. Rosie the aforementioned Robot, from the Jetsons, is not real. In fact, and in spite of my enthusiasm for the idea, I doubt we\u2019ll see a fully-autonomous robot in the next 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla claims that it\u2019s going to build a robot with the same AI brain as its cars. The robot would operate on a vision system using multiple cameras. Nothing about that idea even comes close to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> already in the space.<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s continue anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Engineering-wise, it can carry about 2 or 3 sacks of potatoes, it moves about as fast as you can walk backwards, and if it was a UFC fighter it\u2019d weigh in as a flyweight.<\/p>\n<p>The obvious use-case for such a machine is as a factory worker, but even a cursory glance at the design rules this out almost instantly.<\/p>\n<p>For crying out lout, it has humanesque hands and could be knocked over by a saloon door.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s it going to do, offer lemonade to the human workers and <i>iced oil<\/i> to the robots that were actually designed for factory work?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s obvious the Tesla Robot is meant to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal to consumers. The design isn\u2019t meant to be functional, it\u2019s meant to imbue us with warm, fuzzy hope.<\/p>\n<p><i>It\u2019s just a lil\u2019 bitty thing y\u2019all, c\u2019mon it can\u2019t hurt anybody!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re supposed to look at it and imagine all the ways it could make our lives easier. According to Tesla\u2019s website, it\u2019ll only be capable of performing simple, boring, or unsafe tasks at first.<\/p>\n<p>But the claims Musk makes about it\u2019s future abilities are straight out of a Will Smith summer blockbuster.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at yesterday\u2019s event, Musk said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Can you talk to it and say, \u2018please pick up that bolt and attach it to a car with that wrench,\u2019 and it should be able to do that. \u2018Please go to the store and get me the following groceries.\u2019 That kind of thing. I think we can do that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Okay, sure. Sure, okay.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not how AI works. Just ask Boston Dynamics. While Tesla was busy contemplating the best mannequin design to use for its big \u2018robot\u2019 reveal, the makers of the incredibly popular Atlas and Spot robots have been making humanoid robots dance, perform parkour, and stun the world with backflips.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is nothing. In a few years, that bot will move so fast you\u2019ll need a strobe light to see it. Sweet dreams\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0MYNixQXMw\">https:\/\/t.co\/0MYNixQXMw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/934888089058549760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s the rub:<\/strong> Boston Dynamics was founded in 1992 as an MIT spin-off. That puts Tesla about three decades behind the curve here.<\/p>\n<p>But, just for the sake of argument, let\u2019s pretend that Tesla has a robot as advanced as Atlas. There is a zero-percent chance that a Tesla robot running <i>any<\/i> AI system on the planet will be able to perform a function as simple as walking into my house and fixing me a cup of instant coffee.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not even suggesting it do anything radical like carry my laundry up the stairs and put it away or \u2013 laughing out loud here \u2013 going to the grocery store and picking up a list of items.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a huge difference between building a dedicated burger-flipping machine that\u2019s bolted to the floor or a warehouse bot with wheels that follows a digital pathway and creating something that can navigate any building.<\/p>\n<p>The sheer number of systems and hardware it would take for a completely autonomous machine to enter a novel space (like my house) and then locate the ingredients (instant coffee, water, my mug, a spoon) to make me a cup of coffee would be astronomical.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve got a kid running around, toys everywhere, half the time we don\u2019t put the coffee can back where it goes, my mug could literally be anywhere, and good luck finding a clean spoon!<\/p>\n<p>(Related: <em>Tesla misleads customers about self-driving features, senators allege in request for FTC probe<\/em>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/08\/18\/democrats-ask-ftc-to-investigate-teslas-self-driving-claims.html\">on CNBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Now, a person could easily handle this task. I can walk into your mansion, apartment, or house right now and figure out how to make a cup of coffee as long as you\u2019ve got the right ingredients. But there isn\u2019t a robot in the world that can do that safely without training on the environment previously.<\/p>\n<p>And, sure, I suppose if you wanted to prove me wrong you could dedicate some AI development to a coffee-making robot that specialized in rummaging through cabinets.<\/p>\n<p>But then, if I asked you to make it fix me a grilled-cheese sandwich you\u2019d have to go completely back to the drawing board and design an entirely new AI system.<\/p>\n<p>So what happens when the Tesla robot tries to do something it hasn\u2019t been explicitly trained on? The exact same thing that happens when you ask Alexa or Siri to do something it can\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>A humanoid machine designed to do menial tasks sounds like a really stupid idea. If it\u2019s supposed to carry things, build it to look like a wheel-barrow. If it\u2019s supposed to do dangerous jobs, design it for the actual job. This thing is only fit for work as a crash test dummy in its current iteration.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day though, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/tesla-stock-ai-day-51629464163\">Tesla stocks are rising<\/a> and that\u2019s surely all that matters to Musk and his sycophantic supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Musk makes promises. They don\u2019t come true. He makes more promises.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tesla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tesla<\/a> releases a fully autonomous car, I&#8217;ll join <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaifulee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kaifulee<\/a>  and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rodneyabrooks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rodneyabrooks<\/a> and eat it. Bumper to bumper. With <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CholulaHotSauce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CholulaHotSauce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tristan Greene \ud83c\udff3\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@mrgreene1977) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrgreene1977\/status\/1187399105477144579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s always a safe gamble to assume Musk\u2019s just blowing smoke up our butts. Just glance at the above tweet.<\/p>\n<p>But that was yesterday\u2019s BS. It\u2019s a new day, Musk\u2019s got a new hustle, and it\u2019s time for a new bet.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s my new challenge to Musk: If Tesla can send a robot to my house (site unseen) next year, that can perform the same chores I currently ask my 4-year-old to do every evening before bedtime, I\u2019ll roll it up in a giant tortilla and eat it with ghost pepper hot sauce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Tesla held its much-ballyhooed \u201cAI Day\u201d yesterday which, as Shift\u2019s Cate Lawrence pointed out earlier, was little more than a job fair. There were, however, a couple of interesting reveals. The good news was the company\u2019s new AI chips. 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