{"id":331941,"date":"2021-08-29T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/do-you-need-a-household-robot\/"},"modified":"2021-08-29T17:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T14:00:17","slug":"do-you-need-a-household-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-household-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"#Do You Need a Household Robot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e16457c6f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e16457c6f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-household-robot\/#What_Is_Tesla_Bot\" >What Is Tesla Bot?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-household-robot\/#Why_a_Humanoid_Robot\" >Why a Humanoid Robot?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-household-robot\/#Our_Homes_are_Already_Automated\" >Our Homes are Already Automated<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-household-robot\/#Tesla_Bots_Place_in_Our_Homes\" >Tesla Bot\u2019s Place in Our Homes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-household-robot\/#Tesla_Bots_Place_in_Our_Hearts\" >Tesla Bot\u2019s Place in Our Hearts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Do You Need a Household Robot?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-751976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tesla-Bot.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tesla-Bot.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tesla-Bot.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tesla Bot\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j0z4FweCy4M\">Tesla<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elon Musk wowed us by unexpectedly announcing the Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot that does your grocery shopping and may actually be for sale to the public eventually. We have robots already, but a humanoid one may have its niche.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Tesla_Bot\"><\/span>What Is Tesla Bot?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-752003 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tesla-Bot-Specifications.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tesla Bot Specifications\" width=\"650\" height=\"373\" data-credittext=\"Tesla\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j0z4FweCy4M\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j0z4FweCy4M\">Tesla<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Musk rolled out the Tesla Bot announcement at the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j0z4FweCy4M?t=7514\">Tesla AI Day<\/a> event on August 19, 2021, using a human model wearing an outfit to resemble what Tesla Bot will look like. The details are, understandably, vague since this is a prototype the company is working on. However, Musk did say that it was a bipedal humanoid robot standing five feet and eight inches tall, weighing 125 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla Bot has a screen for a face (think <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DuDX6wNfjqc\">Daft Punk<\/a>) and hands designed to be the equivalent of the average human\u2019s. Tesla Bot is designed so that a human can outrun it and overpower it if necessary. That may sound like a strange thing to include when announcing a robot, but Musk has been famously <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technadu.com\/superhuman-ai\/78651\/\">skittish about artificial intelligence<\/a>, so in that context, it makes sense.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-752005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tesla-Bot-Internals.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"373\" data-credittext=\"Tesla\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j0z4FweCy4M\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j0z4FweCy4M\">Tesla<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tesla Bot is meant to handle dangerous, boring, and repetitive tasks as a drop-in replacement for humans. Although it\u2019s unclear just how well Tesla Bot will deal with such a job, what variety of tasks and contexts it will handle, and how much human assistance it will need.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-752006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tesla-Bot-Brain.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"373\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j0z4FweCy4M\">Tesla<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The brain of Tesla Bot is the same custom machine-learning hardware and software you\u2019ll find in the latest Tesla cars. Musk himself noted that Tesla cars are essentially autonomous robots on wheels, so branching out to other types of robots makes sense.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_a_Humanoid_Robot\"><\/span>Why a Humanoid Robot?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are essentially two justifications for a human-shaped robot. First, the world as it exists today is filled with equipment and spaces designed for human-shaped users. That\u2019s us, in case you were wondering. Creating a robot that can slot into those parts of the world makes a lot of sense, especially in a household environment. Of course, your robot doesn\u2019t have to be\u00a0<em>exactly\u00a0<\/em>human-shaped to take advantage of a world made for humans; it just needs to be in the same ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>The second reason to make a robot humanoid has everything to do with us. Robots that have to interact with humans can benefit from being shaped like us. It may make communication better and make it easier to work side-by-side with us.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Homes_are_Already_Automated\"><\/span>Our Homes are Already Automated<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-751076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iRobot-Roomba-694-Robot-Vacuum.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"iRobot Roomba 694 Robot Vacuum\" width=\"650\" height=\"382\" data-credittext=\"iRobot\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">iRobot<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It h<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>ened sneakily, but there\u2019s already quite a lot of automation that\u2019s infiltrated our homes. We\u2019ve got <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/65105\/nows-the-best-time-to-start-a-smart-home-and-heres-how\/\">smart appliances<\/a> stuffed into every corner. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/33643\/2020s-smart-fridges-still-arent-worth-buying\/\">Fridges<\/a>, dishwashers, televisions, thermostats, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/30882\/the-7-best-alternatives-to-ring-products\/\">security cameras<\/a>, and many more common tech items are hooked into the net and use advanced artificial intelligence to work.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/45166\/smart-speakers-vs-bluetooth-speakers-whats-the-difference-and-which-should-you-buy\/\">Smart speakers<\/a>, such as those from Google, Apple, and Amazon, already let us simply as for things and have them happen as if by magic. If you add all of these different forms of automation, don\u2019t they add up to more than the sum of what a humanoid robot could do in the home?<\/p>\n<p>A bipedal humanoid robot is, for most people, not a necessity. We have a wide array of affordable automation solutions to choose from, and the small amount of work left to us isn\u2019t exactly a hardship.<\/p>\n<p>That said, while we don\u2019t think that a humanoid robot is as essential as a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/60992\/holiday-2020-the-best-robot-vacuums\/\">robotic vacuum cleaner<\/a> or a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/4118\/the-best-smart-thermostats-for-homes-and-budgets-of-all-sizes\/\">smart thermostat<\/a>, there\u2019s definitely still a gap to be filled by something like Tesla Bot.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tesla_Bots_Place_in_Our_Homes\"><\/span>Tesla Bot\u2019s Place in Our Homes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Right now, we don\u2019t know what the exact capabilities of a platform like Tesla Bot will be at launch or how it will grow over time. However, assuming that it (and other robots like it) will eventually do the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> \u201cboring tasks,\u201d as Musk puts it, where would these devices slot into current and future homes?<\/p>\n<p>Think about your dishwasher, it\u2019s an automated system for cleaning your dishes, but it still requires a human to load it and then unload and pack the dishes when it\u2019s done. What about cooking? We\u2019ve seen some impressive specialized <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2020\/dec\/06\/the-robot-kitchen-that-will-make-you-dinner-and-wash-up-too\">kitchen robots<\/a> over the years, but they can only do one narrow set of jobs no matter how well they work.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla uses data from its fleet of cars to help the self-driving software learn and improve. This has been an effective strategy, and it seems the same approach will help Tesla Bot. If all Tesla Bots are learning as a collective, the repertoire of tasks the machine will eventually do could be immense.<\/p>\n<p>There are also plenty of mechanical tasks that still require a human touch. If a Tesla Bot could be taught to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/827\/how-to-clean-your-windows\/\">wash windows<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/65633\/spring-cleaning-day-12-lets-tackle-the-tub-and-shower\/\">scrub a bath<\/a>, or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/66413\/spring-cleaning-day-16-declutter-and-dust-the-living-room\/\">dust the ceiling corners of a room<\/a>, there\u2019s likely to be jubilation in the streets. You could build robots specialized in doing these jobs efficiently, but the nature of these tasks doesn\u2019t make it economical.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tesla_Bots_Place_in_Our_Hearts\"><\/span>Tesla Bot\u2019s Place in Our Hearts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One place where a humanoid robot like Tesla Bot can outdo nearly all other designs is making a human connection with its users. Humanoid robots as companions, caretakers, child-minders, and hospitality machines make a lot of sense. In countries with aging populations, such as Japan, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fworklife%2Farticle%2F20200205-what-the-world-can-learn-from-japans-robots\">in-home caretaker robots<\/a>\u00a0do the necessary work that young people are unavailable or unwilling to do.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Tesla Bot in particular never comes to market, was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/8\/20\/22633958\/tesla-bot-elon-musk-ai-day\">only a joke<\/a>,\u00a0or fails to live up to the hype, machines just like it are inevitable, and at some point, you\u2019re going to face to faceplate with your <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hitchhikers.fandom.com\/wiki\/Marvin\">plastic pal who\u2019s fun to be with<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/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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