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> Imagine a several hundred kilo machine stepping on your toes with its full weight just because it mis-estimated your movements. "Specifications. Tesla Bot is

> Imagine a several hundred kilo machine stepping on your toes with its full weight just because it mis-estimated your movements. "Specifications. Tesla Bot is planned to measure 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) tall and weigh 125 lb (57 kg)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot) I'm aware that Tesla tends to be over-optimistic in its timeline regarding AI and robotics. I do not endorse the estimates without question and yes, some other companies might have made more progress than they did. The citations were meant as examples of the development in the domain. (And Boston Dynamics doesn't seem to plan a consumer launch of a humanoid robot any time soon, so I didn't cite them.) What made me more optimistic these days are recent progress in multimodal large foundation models which allow robots to perform much better, esp on manual manipulation. See demo from Sep 2023 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2vj0WcvH5c&t=18s&ab_channel=Tesla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2vj0WcvH5c&t=18s&ab_channel...

tsimionescu 3y ago
Oops, I significantly exaggerated the weight, thanks for finding that. Still, 60kg is no laughing matter. Also, isn't the fact that companies which are way further along in developing robot capabilities are not thinking about wide-scale commercialization decent evidence for it not being viable yet?
- nopinsight 3y ago
  A rumor in some articles I read suggests that Boston Dynamics robots might actually use less AI compared to Tesla Bots. This is attributed to their origin in more traditional robot control systems research. Some of the impressive choreographies showcased in their videos were, at least in part, orchestrated by their engineers. This implies that these robots may not perform as effectively in unpredictable and partial information environments, such as the real world. In contrast, the technology behind Tesla Bots is rooted in its research into AI for self-driving cars, which is designed to work well in unpredictable real-world situations. I'm not aware of any public confirmation of this rumor though.

tsimionescu 3y ago

Oops, I significantly exaggerated the weight, thanks for finding that. Still, 60kg is no laughing matter. Also, isn't the fact that companies which are way further along in developing robot capabilities are not thinking about wide-scale commercialization decent evidence for it not being viable yet?

nopinsight 3y ago
A rumor in some articles I read suggests that Boston Dynamics robots might actually use less AI compared to Tesla Bots. This is attributed to their origin in more traditional robot control systems research. Some of the impressive choreographies showcased in their videos were, at least in part, orchestrated by their engineers. This implies that these robots may not perform as effectively in unpredictable and partial information environments, such as the real world. In contrast, the technology behind Tesla Bots is rooted in its research into AI for self-driving cars, which is designed to work well in unpredictable real-world situations. I'm not aware of any public confirmation of this rumor though.