Tesla, an American electric vehicle manufacturer, announced that it will embark on the development of humanoid robots using technologies cultivated through autonomous driving such as AI = artificial intelligence.
In the future, we will be able to take on dangerous tasks on behalf of humans.
This was revealed at an event held by Tesla CEO Elon Musk at its headquarters in California, USA on the 19th.
According to it, we will develop a humanoid robot named "Tesla Bot".
It is about 1 meter 72 cm high and weighs about 57 kg. In the image, the torso and limbs are white, and the face is a black screen that can display various information.
In addition, the speed of movement is set to about 8 km / h and the weight that can be carried is set to about 20 kg so as not to pose a threat to humans.
The prototype is scheduled to be completed next year, making use of the technologies cultivated in the automatic driving of cars, such as AI, sensors and batteries.
"In the future, we have to do physical labor," said Musk, who said the robot would replace humans in car repairs, shopping, and dangerous or repetitive and tedious tasks. The advent of this robot will have profound implications for a labor-based economy. "
Although commercialization is undecided, Mr. Musk has realized technological innovation in electric vehicles and space development business, so this entry may have a great impact on the field of robot technology.