The future seen in Tesla's humanoid robot "Tesla Bot"

I love robots, at least in the movie world. If you name a science fiction movie, you can even say the name of the robot that appeared in that movie. Robots that support people, robots that carry out labor, robots that talk to people and give advice, robots that make jokes, robots that provide healing, and, of course, robots that perform torture and "murder."

I can list my favorite robots for each of these types. But that's only in the movie. Some readers may have watched a recent robot demo video from Boston Dynamics. Who wants such a robot to run around the house or play with his child? My colleague David Gewirtz also thinks it's bad.

For most people, a full-fledged autonomous robot should be just a dream story of the future. Today's consumer robots do just the mundane tasks of cleaning the floor and removing debris from the pool. And my Shark vacuum cleaner is also foolish and does no harm.

SpaceX founder, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk wants to change that. He announced the new humanoid robot "Tesla Bot" on August 19, and talked about its functions and specifications. Tesla says it wants to bring this robot to life in the next few years.

Musk said the Tesla Bot prototype will be completed in 2022. The Tesla Bot is about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs about 125 pounds, has a face display, and is responsible for "dangerous, repetitive, or boring tasks." It is said to be designed as a robot. You can also carry up to about 45 pounds (about 20 kg), you can lift about 150 pounds (about 68 kg) with both hands if you just lift it, and you can carry things up to about 10 pounds (about 5 kg) with one extended hand. ..

Looking at these specifications, the Tesla Bot isn't physically as strong as most humans. But the robot will be equipped with the same technology that Tesla's cars use for autonomous driving, computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI).

You can almost imagine what the Tesla Bot will look like. That's because at the time of the announcement, a person wearing a white wetsuit-like costume appeared and performed a dance performance like that seen on the TV program "Saturday Night Live." However, I felt uncomfortable with this sense in that companies known for batteries, automobiles, and solar panels chose to laugh rather than inform when announcing their entry into a whole new product area.