Angela B. Tech 05.17.2023 01:May AM EDT

Tesla Shows Off Improvements on Its Humanoid Robots

Remember Tesla's presentations of its humanoid robots last year? You might recall that it wasn't that impressive considering that it couldn't really do much. This year, however, Tesla shows that there have indeed been improvements on the project.

It Can Do More Now

Tesla posted new footage on YouTube to show people that their robots have improved since its last presentation. The video shows the robot walking slowly in different environments such as inside the office building and in the outdoors.

It also demonstrates the machine's torque control by allowing the leg part to jump up and proceeding to add an egg from under it to show that it did not break. In addition to that, it also boasts of environment discovery and memorization.

Through the built-in camera of the robot, it can take a stroll in an area and take in the elements and objects in the surroundings such as paths, trees, and more. The video shows a 3D render of everything that the robot recorded as well.

The AI that controls the humanoid robot is trained through human demonstrations. With a human wearing a camera and proper equipment, usual tasks are performed such as picking up certain objects and organizing them in a box.

Tesla's goal is for the robot to learn more complex things in order to help humans with usual tasks like maybe cleaning up or watering the plants. The video was presented by Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the latest shareholder meeting event, according to The Verge.

Given the trajectory and pace of progress with the advancement of the Tesla robots, we may see significant upgrades soon enough, and Musk's prediction of most homes having humanoid robots in the future may very well come true.

Really, it's starting to look like the 2004 movie "I, Robot" starring Will Smith is taking shape, which emphasizes yet again the dangers of the progression of AI in the economy, the takeover of jobs, and the far-fetched AI domination.

What the Future Holds

According to Musk, it's likely that a humanoid robot can be found in households by 2050, which means that they still have more than two decades to improve on its robot project to the point that it can act as an actual human assistant.

The robots will first be used to do jobs that are dangerous for humans or are too boring such as clerical jobs. Once it has become more advanced, it will start looking after people by doing chores such as cooking, mowing the lawn, and more, as mentioned in Interesting Engineering.

One of the obstacles that manufacturers will face in the beginning would be the cost, as the materials and the process itself will produce a price tag with many zeroes. However, Musk believes that manufacturing will catch up and costs will eventually decrease.

With ideas like that floating around and slowly becoming a reality, the Tesla CEO warned of a scenario where AI can become dangerous and even thinks that there should be a regulatory agency solely for AI.